Regex help!

[eluser]Ryuuzaki92[/eluser]
hi, i want a regexp to detect

is_admin => admin
is_admin_or_lower => admin, lower
is_admin_or_higher => admin, higher

im currently using this but it doesnt detect the _or_lower|higher

Code:

/^is_(.+)(_or_(higher|lower))?$/

[eluser]xwero[/eluser]
have you tried

Code:

/^is_(.+)(_or_higher|_or_lower)?$/

[eluser]Doosje[/eluser]
Try,

Code:

/^is_([A-z]+)(\_or\_(higher|lower))?$/

[eluser]Ryuuzaki92[/eluser]
thanks guys.
this works:

Code:

'/^is_([a-z]+)(_or_(higher|lower))?$/'

[eluser]xwero[/eluser]
Doosje the underscore isn't a metacharacter AFAIK so i don't think that is the problem. I tested the regex and the problem is with the (.+) it catches admin_or_higher. So the regex will have to be something like

Code:

/^is_([a-zA-Z]+)_or_?(higher|lower)?$/

I've put the _or_ outside the backets because i think it doesn't matter. If it's inside the barkets you get following result
- admin
-_or_higher
- higher

edit : it's monday for all of us

[eluser]Doosje[/eluser]
xwero, you're right ..
but .. i make a llittle adustment .. bucase _or_ alsso needs to be in catched

Code:

/^is_([a-zA-Z]+)(_or_(higher|lower))?$/

(at least, if i'm reading right but it's early for me .. only awake for half an hour)

[eluser]m4rw3r[/eluser]
Try making (.+) to a non greedy expression: (.+?)
Then you don't have to restrict the characters in the username

[eluser]Ryuuzaki92[/eluser]
[quote author="m4rw3r" date="1206484114"]Try making (.+) to a non greedy expression: (.+?)
Then you don't have to restrict the characters in the username[/quote]

oo great tip! but can you explain to me why is it different?

im really a noob @ regexp =(

[eluser]xwero[/eluser]
the question mark is used for string that can be there or not like

Code:

/_or_?(higher|lower)?/

when used after + or * the catching of the group is less aggressive.

Another good to know option with the question mark is ?: before a group like

Code:

/(?:[a-z]*)_(higher|lower)/

$1 will be either higher or lower and not the first group. If you use regex to match something without the need of returning use that syntax for better performance.

If you want a site with information about regex go to http://www.regular-expressions.info/