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Re: Simpler way to validate form fields?

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Am 07.12.2012 11:15, schrieb Gilles:
> On Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:55:21 +0100, "M. Strobel"
> <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> wrote:
>> The date verification problems are a all time favorite in programming.
>>
>> But to the regular expression: they just pick the pattern where they find it, so this
>> is always a tolerant and save input reading. You might as well leave off the ^ and $
>> delimiters.
> 
> It's better to keep ^.../ so that it doesn't allow garbage like
> "qdfqdflqk 11/11/2000 qsdjflqksdfjql".

Your decision. I think error tolerant is more user friendly. And you can be sure,
that a regular expression is the best possible input filter, no need for filter_var()
in this case.

/Str.

P.S. I am waiting for someone to point out that only the best possible regexp is the
best possible input filter.

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Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-04 23:37 +0100
  Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2012-12-04 23:44 +0000
    Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-12-04 19:04 -0500
  Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-12-04 19:07 -0500
    Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-05 11:32 +0100
    Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-05 12:49 +0100
  Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-05 10:56 +0100
    Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-05 11:36 +0100
      Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-05 11:52 +0100
      Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-05 12:09 +0100
        Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-06 14:43 +0100
          Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-06 14:55 +0100
            Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-06 17:50 +0100
              Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-06 17:51 +0100
            Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-06 17:50 +0100
              Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-06 17:55 +0100
                Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? Gilles <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-12-07 11:15 +0100
                Re: Simpler way to validate form fields? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-12-07 11:56 +0100

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