[SOLVED] PHP Unique Search Expression

[fubowl]

Is there a function, similar to preg_replace, where I can look for a unique indicator in my code, and then look for another unique indicator, while saving the contents between the two indicators to a variable?

 

Such as if I had the following string:

 

"bla bla random stuff <indicator>i want to save this stuff</indicator>bla bla more random stuff"

 

So I obviously want the stuff between the indicators, and I thought if I could search for the first indicator until it's closing tag, while saving the contents in between, then it could work. But I don't know if there is a function to do that.

[teng84]

what?

[effigy]

preg_match_all('#<indicator>(.*?)</indicator>#', $string, $matches);

[fubowl]

Wow, thanks very much effigy, just what I wanted. Although, why does the string get duplicated into the array in two entries?

 

Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => i want to save this stuff  ) [1] => Array ( [0] => i want to save this stuff ) )