Snippet Name: Check number of characters in a range
Description: This code checks to see if the number of characters is within in a given range.
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Language: PHP
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Last Modified: March 16th, 2009
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<?PHP
//check the amount of characters in a string function
FUNCTION CheckNoChars($strText){
//check for between 6 and 12 characters
IF (EREGI("^.{6,12}$" , $strText))
RETURN TRUE;
ELSE
RETURN FALSE;
}
?>
<?PHP
//test the function
$str1 = "mypasswordistoolong";
IF (CheckNoChars($str1)){
//if it's okay, display this message
ECHO "this has the correct number of characters";
//if not okay, display this message instead
}ELSE {
ECHO "incorrect number of characters";
}
?>
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