Multibyte String Functions
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mb_ereg_search_init

Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match

Description

bool mb_ereg_search_init(string $string, stringnull $pattern = null, stringnull $options = null)

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
  • mb_ereg_search_regs