Regular Expression Question

[kevinkhan]

<input type=\"hidden\" autocomplete=\"off\" name=\"xhpc_composerid\" value=\"u269995_3\" \/>

 

im trying to extract the value of the xhpc_composerid..

 

How do i go about doing it and what is wrong with this code

 

preg_match('|<input[a-zA-Z =\\\"_]*name=\\\"xhpc_composerid\\\"[ ]*value=\\\"[0-9a-zA-Z]*\\\"[a-zA-Z =\\\"]*/>|', $page, $match);

 

can anybody give me the correct solution and explain how it works

 

Thanks

[requinix]

You aren't accounting for the _ in the value.

[.josh]

you also aren't actually capturing it.  Need to wrap that part of the regex with parenthesis.

[ignace]

You aren't accounting for the _ in the value.

 

Since you wrote 0-9a-zA-Z and you also need to account for _ you'd be better off writing \w instead.

[kevinkhan]

You aren't accounting for the _ in the value.

 

Since you wrote 0-9a-zA-Z and you also need to account for _ you'd be better off writing \w instead.

 

so can somebody write the full correct regex that i can use please..

 

sorry this is the next topic i have to learn...

[kevinkhan]

anyone please?

[.josh]

we told you the problem, pointed it out easy enough.  You have what you need. We're hear to teach, not do your work for you.

[sasa]

<?php
$page ="<input type=\"hidden\" autocomplete=\"off\" name=\"xhpc_composerid\" value=\"u269995_3\" \/>";
preg_match('|<input\s[^>]*name="xhpc_composerid"\s[^>]*value="([^"]*)"[^>]*>|', $page, $match);
print_r($match);
?>