[SOLVED] ereg syntax

[WorldDrknss]

I am having trouble matching a string.

 

String sent from a server:

$Lock PROTOCOL Pk=NAME|

 

Ereg:

if(ereg("^\$Lock\s[*]\s\$Pk\=[*]\|$", $lock_cmd, $matches)){
echo("Good");
} else {
echo("Not Correct");
}

 

This will return "Not Correct" but if I remove "\" from the pipe then it will echo Good. I am trying to get it to match the pipe so it is not seen as an "OR" command.

[WorldDrknss]

is this one somewhat closer:

preg_match("#^\$Lock\s[^\s]\s\$Pk\=[^\|]\|#", $lock, $matches)

[MadTechie]

what about this

preg_match("/\$Lock\s\w+\sPk=\w+\|/", $lock, $matches)

[WorldDrknss]

preg_match('/\A(\$Lock\s[^\s]*\sPk\=([^\|]*)\|)/', $hubCMD, $matches)

is what I needed. Yours would work except the fact I needed to be able to match ascii and other characters.

[MadTechie]

Ahh ok, so you got it ?

 

it helps to see a few matches and invalid matches..

 

if this is solved then please click topic solved