how do i complete this funtion does anybody know??

[kevinkhan]

can anybody tell me how i can complete this function in php?

 

 

 

// $page = html source file

define("LIST_OF_SCHOOLS", "Piarsaigh,Phiarsaigh,Vincents");

$schoolList = explode(',', LIST_OF_SCHOOLS);

function checkForSchool($page, $schoolList) {
   preg_match('|Goes to \\\u003ca href=\\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/[a-zA-Z-]*\\\/\d*\\\\" data-hovercard=\\\\"\\\/ajax\\\/hovercard\\\/page.php\?[a-zA-Z=0-9]*\\\\">([a-zA-Z\s]*)\\\u003c\\\/a>|', $page, $match);
    if($match && count($match)>0) {
        echo "Match Found";

	// if any of the words in the schoolList array is found in the match from the preg_match function let the 
	// checkForSchool function return true
	// other wise return false

    }

}

}

[Maq]

Looks like you haven't even tried...  You have the if (just add return TRUE;) then just add the else with a return of FALSE in it.

[maxudaskin]

function checkForSchool($page, $schoolList) {
   preg_match('|Goes to \\\u003ca href=\\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/[a-zA-Z-]*\\\/\d*\\\\" data-hovercard=\\\\"\\\/ajax\\\/hovercard\\\/page.php\?[a-zA-Z=0-9]*\\\\">([a-zA-Z\s]*)\\\u003c\\\/a>|', $page, $match);
    if($match && count($match)>0) {
        echo "Match Found";
return true;
    }
    return false;
}