mb_ereg_search_init
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mb_ereg_search_init — Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match
Description
mb_ereg_search_init ( string $string [, string|null $pattern = null [, string|null $options = null ]] ) : bool
mb_ereg_search_init() sets string and pattern for a multibyte regular expression. These values are used for mb_ereg_search(), mb_ereg_search_pos(), and mb_ereg_search_regs().
Parameters
-
string -
The search string.
-
pattern -
The search pattern.
-
options -
The search option. See mb_regex_set_options() for explanation.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | pattern and options are nullable now. |
Notes
Note:
The internal encoding or the character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding() will be used as the character encoding for this function.
See Also
- mb_regex_encoding() - Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
- mb_ereg_search_regs() - Returns the matched part of a multibyte regular expression
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