Re: CTYPE

From	"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: CTYPE
Date	2013-08-25 20:38 +0200
Message-ID	<b7v18bFpg13U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<kvdg6l$cni$1@speranza.aioe.org>

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On 25/08/13 19:51, Twayne wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm still working on the postal code issue, for Canada at the moment and
> I'm still stuck.
>
> I've decided to try:
> = See if it's alpha-numeric
> = Create an array
>      = See if there is a space where it belongs
>      = Validate for digits in proper positions
>      = Since it's alpha-numeric, the 3 characters left must be Alphabetic.
>      If the validations work, keep going.
>      If not, halt & allow for a re-entry.
>
> The ctype statement will NOT work in any form and throws various errors
> regardless of wher I place it or what I use s the var. Remove the entire
> ctype, and everything works again.
>
> In code, this equates to, as best as I can:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> IF(strlen($zip) === 7) {
>      echo "Zip appears to be Canadian . <br />";
>      }
>      // ================== NOW LOOK TO SEE IF IT'S ALPHA-NUMERIC
>
> *    if (ctype_alnum(str_split($zip,1)) {   <---- Throws error [1]
> *    echo "Is Alpha Numeric.";
> *}

I assume you have just added the '*' first in the line to show which 
rows you are talking about.

Simple maths will show your error, lets count your opening parentheses

if (ctype_alnum(str_split($zip,1)) {
    1           2         3

and now the number of closing parentheses

if (ctype_alnum(str_split($zip,1)) {
                                 12

So we get 3 opening parenthesis and 2 closing, this is what the "Parse 
error: syntax error, unexpected '{'" is about, you need to close all 
your parentheses.


You know you will end up with loads of if cases if you keep on doing 
this instead of using a regular expression, this would speed it up and 
make your code a lot easier to read (case insensitive):


if(preg_match("/^[a-z]\d[a-z] \d[a-z]\d$/i",$postcode)) {
         // this could be a valid Canadian postcode
	// just add what you need to do to check it against
	// Canadian Post, worst case use the "Find a post office"
}


-- 

  //Aho

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CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 13:51 -0400
  Re: CTYPE Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-08-25 11:21 -0700
    Re: CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 15:00 -0400
      Re: CTYPE Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-08-25 12:05 -0700
  Re: CTYPE "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-08-25 20:38 +0200
    Re: CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 15:28 -0400
      Re: CTYPE Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-08-25 13:16 -0700
        Re: CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-26 11:49 -0400
      Re: CTYPE Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2013-08-25 22:19 +0200
        Re: CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-26 12:15 -0400
      Re: CTYPE Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-08-25 22:42 +0200
        Re: CTYPE Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-08-26 10:25 +0200
          Re: CTYPE The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-26 09:29 +0100
            Re: CTYPE Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-26 12:37 -0400
  Re: CTYPE Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-08-25 15:11 -0400
    Re: CTYPE Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-08-25 23:04 +0100
  Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-25 15:35 -0400
    Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-08-26 20:07 +0200
      Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-26 20:19 +0100
        Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-08-26 22:51 +0200
          Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-26 16:57 -0400
            Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-27 17:20 -0400
              Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-08-27 19:47 -0400
          Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-08-26 22:07 +0100
        Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-28 08:49 -0400
      Re: CTYPE THREAD RESOLVED Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-08-27 17:18 -0400

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