Comma seperated input

[feri_soft]

How to check if the input words are seperated by comma.For example i have a field and i want to enter some keywords.How to check if they are seperated by comma.I know that it must be done with regular expresions but i dont know how to use them exactly.Will check the php manual,but if you have any suggestions please help :)

[alpine]

Here is one way, i assume you want to split the string if it is comma-separated:
[code]

<?php

$s = $_GET['s']; // search string or whatever

$string = explode(",",$s);
if(count($string)>1)
{
  echo "comma exists in <b>$s</b>, separated as:<br /><pre>";
  print_r($string);
  echo "</pre>";
}
else
{
  echo "no commas found in <b>$s</b>";
}

?>

[/code]

[feri_soft]

No,i dont want to split it i just want to be shure that the user adds to the db something like

asdasd,asdasd,asdasd,asdas not asdasd-asdasd-asdasd or sdasdasd/asdasdasd/asdasd or asdasdasdasdasdasdasdasd

[Ninjakreborn]

regular expressions.

[Barand]

[quote author=feri_soft link=topic=111808.msg453303#msg453303 date=1161112159]
No,i dont want to split it i just want to be shure that the user adds to the db something like

asdasd,asdasd,asdasd,asdas not asdasd-asdasd-asdasd or sdasdasd/asdasdasd/asdasd or asdasdasdasdasdasdasdasd
[/quote]

Even if you don't want the split results, Alpine's code will still tell you what you want to know

EDIT: but how do you know "asdasdasdasdasdasdasdasd" is wrong? - the user may just want to enter a single item

[feri_soft]

well,the minimul will be 2 ;)

[feri_soft]

Ideas??

[Orio]

alpine's code does the work for you.
These variables are temporary, just continue to work inside the if or something with the unsplitted variable.

Orio.

[kenrbnsn]

You could use the [url=http://www.php.net/strpos]strpos()[/url] function:
[code]<?php
if (strpos($_GET['s'],',') === false) echo "no comma found";
?>[/code]

Ken

[Psycho]

Can the data values include non alphanumeric characters? If not just use regular expressions to replace non-alphanumeric characters to commas. however, if the users can enter data value with non-alphanumeric characters, then you cannot do what you are asking because you wouldn't be able to determine if the user is using "-" as a delimiter or as part of the data.

[feri_soft]

As the string will be with keywords i dont think someone will use - ot ! or ? etc. as keyword.
But yes it will be helpful to put a regular expression to allow only letters.