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[xrado]

i would like to parse string:
apple(3),banana(10),orange(aaa)

and get out the fruit name and what ever is between ()

[code]Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [0] => apple
            [1] => 3
        )
    [1] => Array
        (
            [0] => banana
            [1] => 4
        )
    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => orange
            [1] => aaa
        )
)[/code]

i would also like to still get the name if () is missing ..like this [move][move][/move][/move]

[code]    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => orange
            [1] =>
        )[/code]

...this is what i achomplished till now with

[code]$aa = "apple(3),banana(10),orange(aaa)";
preg_match_all("/([a-zA-Z0-9 ]*)(\(?([a-zA-Z0-9]*)\)?)/", $aa, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
print_r($matches);[/code]

[code]Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [0] => apple(3)
            [1] => apple
            [2] => (3)
            [3] => 3
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [0] =>
            [1] =>
            [2] =>
            [3] =>
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => banana(10)
            [1] => banana
            [2] => (10)
            [3] => 10
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [0] =>
            [1] =>
            [2] =>
            [3] =>
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [0] => orange(aaa)
            [1] => orange
            [2] => (aaa)
            [3] => aaa
        )

    [5] => Array
        (
            [0] =>
            [1] =>
            [2] =>
            [3] =>
        )

)[/code]

if i get four dimensional resoult its ok..but i dont want empty result

[rea|and]

Try this one [code]

$aa = "apple(3),banana,orange(aaa),pineapple";
preg_match_all( '/(\w+)(?:\((\w*)\))?/',$aa,$mth,PREG_SET_ORDER ) ;

[/code]

[xrado]

thx!  :)

\w is for word.. but what if is want to say everything except ","

i would also like to have space and some other characters befour and inside the ()

[rea|and]

Well, if you want to catch everything but commas you define a class of chars that has only the comma within and deny it [^,]. You could use something similar to match everything (white spaces included) inside the brakets [^)] and outside [^,)]. Something like this it'd have to work:
[code]

$aa = "apple(3),ban ana ,ora ng e( a a a),pineapple";
preg_match_all( '/([^(,]+)\s*(?:\(([^)]*)\))?/',$aa,$mth,PREG_SET_ORDER ) ;

[/code]

[xrado]

thx a lot! works just like i wannet  :)
i have to learn those regex exprassions