mb_ereg_search_init

PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
mb_ereg_search_init - Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match
Manual

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.

Notes

Note:

The internal encoding or the character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding will be used as the character encoding for this function.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 pattern and options are nullable now.

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