[SOLVED] Remove text INCLUDING '(' character

[solarisuser]

Hi All,

 

Here is my current code

 

$name2 = $data[name];
$patterns[0] = '/\(....\)/';
$replacements[0] = '';
$name3 = preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $name2); 

 

Pretty much I used periods because nothing else worked, but the problem is the number of characters can be more or less than four between the brackets. 

 

$data[name] would look like this:  Bob Johnson (Cool Guy)

 

How can I remove everything between the brakets INCLUDING the ( and )?

 

Thanks

[Glyde]

$name2 = $data['name'];
$patterns[0] = "/(\(.+?\))/";
$replacements[0] = "";
$name3 = preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $name2);