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xenon · 12-23-2007, 07:41 PM

I didn't see #11. What do you mean by regex? regex is an abbreviation for "regular expressions". How would you achieve e-mail address validation using htmlspecialchars, for instance? I don't really see the connection there...

A regular expression (regex or regexp for short) is a special text string for describing a search pattern. (regular-expressions.info).

htmlspecialchars — Convert special characters to HTML entities (php.net)

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xenon The Frequenter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 438 Thanks: 3	I didn't see #11. What do you mean by regex? regex is an abbreviation for "regular expressions". How would you achieve e-mail address validation using htmlspecialchars, for instance? I don't really see the connection there... A regular expression (regex or regexp for short) is a special text string for describing a search pattern. (regular-expressions.info). htmlspecialchars — Convert special characters to HTML entities (php.net) __________________ I have optimistic thoughts, even though sometimes (if not always) life's a bitch.