Posted by Schraalhans Keukenmeester on 04/28/06 17:13

millw0rm@gmail.com wrote:
> why i m getting error here???
>
> Warning: ereg(): REG_BADBR
>
>
> code:
> if(!ereg("^(.){15,400}$",$string)) {
> $errormsg[1] = "- Must be more then 15 Characters & less then 400
> Characters";
> }
>
>
> Want to Achive:
> $string is a textarea, i want the user to input atleast 15 characters
> and shldnt exceed more then 400 characters!
>
> thnx
>
Although I am all pro-serverside coding, I'd rather implement these
simple input type checks on the client side, using Javascript. Much more
user-friendly than filling out forms and after each submit be told it's
wrong.

Besides, ereg is slow, compared to strlen, as Kimmo already explained
how to use.

Sh.

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