Simple Regex Expression

[Eggzorcist]

Is it possible using the limiters {} to show only the minimum requirement with no maximum requirement.

 

if(filter_var($message, FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP, array("options"=>array("regexp"=>"/{7}/"))) === false){
echo $error['message'] = "ERROR";	
}

 

I get an error with this, and without the backslashes too... Any other ways?

 

 

Thanks!

[.josh]

{...} is a range quantifier. Example:

 

{n} n occurrences exactly

{n,} At least n occurrences

{,m} At most m occurrences

{n,m} Between n and m occurrences

 

What your pattern says is..."match exactly 7 of...."  except you aren't actually matching for anything in that pattern.  Please explain what it is you are actually trying to match.

[Eggzorcist]

I've actually solved this problem. Thanks!