RegEx to remove everything but numbers

Hi,

I need some RegEx that will take a string, for example .5 gal or 1.25 qts, and remove everything but the numbers from the string.

Is this possible?

thank you!

$y=ereg_replace("[^0-9]", "", $x);

Hi,

I need some RegEx that will take a string, for example .5 gal or 1.25 qts, and remove everything but the numbers from the string.

Is this possible?

thank you!


$result = preg_replace("/\D/","",$phone);


regards

Will those keep the decimals as well?

Thanks guys!

For decimals you can do this:

$string = 'fdsgd3.141asdggfgfdsdniojn';

echo preg_replace ( '#\D*?(\d+(\.\d+)?)\D*#', '$1', $string );

// Outputs 3.141

Perfect. Thank you!

Well, it's working great except for one thing. If the number starts with a decimal, it doesn't keep the decimal. How do I fix this?

I really appreciate your help!

preg_replace ( '#\D*?(\d*(\.\d+)?)\D*#', '$1', $string );

:)

Ok, well I tried that one, and it rounded my .5 up to one. Is there something on the server that I need to change?

This is exactly what the string is: .5 gal

But, when I insert it into the database it changes it to 1 now. Any ideas?

I really appreciate all the help, thank you!

Just a note, the string wont always be what I posed above, it could be 1.24 qts or 56.77 lbs.

Try this:

$result=ereg_replace("[^.0-9]", "", $x);

Do not use ereg_replace(), it has been deprecated for several versions. PHP6 won't even contain the ereg_* functions, so it would be setting yourself up for failure to use them.

Thanks - I was not aware of that.

Try this:

<?php

$result=preg_replace("/[^0-9.]/", "", $input);

?>

Thanks guys I appreciate it!

You have to escape the decimal or it will be read as a wildcard.

$input = preg_replace( '/[^\d\.]/', '', $input );