[[blah blah]]'''\n"; $html_comment = "Here's something with an html comment: \n"; $pattern = "/<(nowiki|gallery|pre)(\s+[^>]*?|\s*?)(\/?>)|<(!--)/i"; print_r(preg_split($pattern, $string, 2, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE)); echo "

"; print_r(preg_split($pattern, $html_comment, 2, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE)); ?>