mb_encode_numericentity
'option' parameter has the same syntax as 'option' parameter from 'mb_regex_set_options' function.
mb_ereg_match
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
mb_ereg_match — Regular expression match for multibyte string
Description
bool mb_ereg_match
( string $pattern
, string $string
[, string $option = "msr"
] )
A regular expression match for a multibyte string
Return Values
Returns TRUE if string matches the regular expression pattern , FALSE if not.
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() - Returns current encoding for multibyte regex as string
- mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support
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User Contributed Notesmb_ereg_match
patryk dot szczyglowski at gmail dot com
12-Dec-2008 02:54
12-Dec-2008 02:54
Anonymous
18-Oct-2008 10:52
18-Oct-2008 10:52
Note that this function matches a string from the beginning only (though not necessarily till the end):
<?php
$test = mb_ereg_match("a", "some apples"); // returns false
$test = mb_ereg_match("a", "a kiwi"); // returns true
?>
If you want to check for a match anywhere in the string, use the wild-card & repeat operators .*
<?php
$test = mb_ereg_match(".*a", "some apples"); // returns true
?>