[SOLVED] Need help with trim or some equivilent.

[unrelenting]

I have variables that all start with a number followed by a period and then a space and a team name.

 

I need to grab just the number at the beginning but can't figure out the method to do it with all the available functions.

 

For instance:

 

1. UConn

5. Purdue

12. Cleveland St.

 

I need it to be able to handle single digit numbers as well as double digits. I know this is simple to some of you guys that know php well but I have spent almost an hour at this junction and am forced to ask. 

[Maq]

If the string are always going to begin with the rank then team name you can use:

 

$s = "12. Cleveland St.";
preg_match("/^[0-9]+/", $s, $match);
echo $match[0];
?>

[unrelenting]

If the string are always going to begin with the rank then team name you can use:

 

<?php
$s = "12. Cleveland St.";
preg_match("/^[0-9]+/", $s, $match);
echo $match[0];
?>

 

Thanks, That worked perfectly.

[Maq]

Sure.  Regex is your best bet hear cause if you tried to explode on ". " (dot space) there could be a team with that in their name.

 

Please mark as [sOLVED] too, thx.

[unrelenting]

Sure.  Regex is your best bet hear cause if you tried to explode on ". " (dot space) there could be a team with that in their name.

 

Please mark as [sOLVED] too, thanks.

 

You mean like 1. N. Carolina? 

 

You think further ahead than I.

 

Topic Solved.

[Maq]

You mean like 1. N. Carolina? 

 

Exactly.