mb_regex_set_options
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
mb_regex_set_options — Set/Get the default options for mbregex functions
Description
mb_regex_set_options ([ string|null $options = null ] ) : string
Sets the default options described by options for multibyte regex functions.
Parameters
-
options -
The options to set. This is a string where each character is an option. To set a mode, the mode character must be the last one set, however there can only be set one mode but multiple options.
Regex options Option Meaning i Ambiguity match on x Enables extended pattern form m '.'matches with newliness '^'->'\A','$'->'\Z'p Same as both the mandsoptionsl Finds longest matches n Ignores empty matches e eval() resulting code Regex syntax modes Mode Meaning j Java (Sun java.util.regex) u GNU regex g grep c Emacs r Ruby z Perl b POSIX Basic regex d POSIX Extended regex
Return Values
The previous options. If options is omitted or null, it returns the string that describes the current options.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | If the parameter options is given and not null, the previous options are returned. Formerly, the current options have been returned. |
| 8.0.0 | options is nullable now. |
See Also
- mb_split() - Split multibyte string using regular expression
- mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support
- mb_eregi() - Regular expression match ignoring case with multibyte support
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