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regexp for striping tags

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fractalbit:
Hi, can anyone write for me a regular expression in php that cuts the ubbc tags? For example we have the text :


--- Code: ---This is [b]a test text[/b]
--- End code ---

After running the expression we should get :
This is a test text

I tried this :

--- Code: ---txt = ereg_replace("\[(.*)\]","", $txt);
--- End code ---

But it returns this :
This is

So i know it is wrong but i dont know how to fix it. Please help.

Spaceman-Spiff:
easy/lazy way: parse it using DoUBBC, then use strip_tags :P

i'm not good at regex, better wait for someone else....

Aquilo:
I don't know if this is a good why to do it but here is my shoot! it works...

<?php
$txt = 'This is a test text';
$txt = ereg_replace("[\[|\[\/]+[a-zA-Z]+\]", "", $txt);

echo $txt;

?>

Aquilo

fractalbit:

--- Quote from: Spaceman-Spiff on October 03, 2003, 07:34:46 PM ---easy/lazy way: parse it using DoUBBC, then use strip_tags :P

i'm not good at regex, better wait for someone else....

--- End quote ---

That actually is an excellent idea that will work for sure! I also thank the other person that replied but i will probably go with the lazy solution  :D

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