Match multiple periods?

[askeli]

Just a quick one, im having difficulty matching dots .... with preg match.

Im just checking a string to see if it contains 3 or more fullstops in a row.

preg_match("/.../")
or
preg_match("/\.\.\./")

dont seem to work, i get pretty stuck on what needs backslashing etc

Can any one help, Thanks

[Psychopsia]

The second regex [php.net] is ok:

preg_match("/\.\.\./", $str)

[coopster]

Optional syntax [php.net] might look something like this ...

$pattern = "/\.{3,}/";