php regex get stuff in side comment

Question

<?php
$test = "<!--my comment goes here--> Hello World ";
echo  preg_replace('/\<.*?\>/','',$test);
?>

the code above echos hello world i want it to echo my comment goes here

Since this is the syntax of a comment in html are you by any chance parsing an html document? — VolkerK
– VolkerK, Commented Aug 7, 2010 at 21:29

quantumSoup · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-07 20:39:11Z

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You should be using preg_match instead:

preg_match('/\<!--(.*?)-->/', $test, $m);
echo $m[1]; // here's your comment

answered Aug 7, 2010 at 20:39

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Quamis · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-07 20:36:17Z

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shouldn't preg_match be used for this? you basically want to extract a string, not replace it with another string...

answered Aug 7, 2010 at 20:36

Quamis

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