Re: [PHP] expression between vertical bars

2005-05-08 Thread Richard Lynch
On Fri, May 6, 2005 12:25 pm, Jan said: > Could someone explain to me the use of the vertical bar in > expressions like "|<[^>]+>(.*)]+>|U". I understand that the > vertical bars are used to separate the expression from the modifier, > but can't find any documentation about the reasons and rules to

[PHP] expression between vertical bars

2005-05-07 Thread Jan
Hello, Could someone explain to me the use of the vertical bar in expressions like "|<[^>]+>(.*)]+>|U". I understand that the vertical bars are used to separate the expression from the modifier, but can't find any documentation about the reasons and rules to do this. Thanks, Jan