Grep... What patterns to extract href attributes, etc. with PHP's preg_grep?
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Hi, I'm having trouble with grep.. Which four patterns should I use with PHP's preg_grep to extract all instances the "____" stuff in the strings below?
1. <h2><a ....>_____</a></h2>
2. <cite><a href="_____" .... >...</a></cite>
3. <cite><a .... >________</a></cite>
4. <span>_________</span>
The dots denote some arbitrary characters while the underscores denote what I want.
An example string is:
</style></head>
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