RegexIterator
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RegexIterator::__construct

Create a new RegexIterator

Description

public RegexIterator::__construct(
    Iterator $iterator,
    string $pattern,
    int $mode = RegexIterator::MATCH,
    int $flags = 0,
    int $pregFlags = 0
)

Create a new RegexIterator which filters an Iterator using a regular expression.

Parameters

iterator

The iterator to apply this regex filter to.

pattern

The regular expression to match.

mode

Operation mode, see RegexIterator::setMode for a list of modes.

flags

Special flags, see RegexIterator::setFlags for a list of available flags.

pregFlags

The regular expression flags. These flags depend on the operation mode parameter:

RegexIterator preg_flags
operation mode available flags
RegexIterator::ALL_MATCHES See preg_match_all.
RegexIterator::GET_MATCH See preg_match.
RegexIterator::MATCH See preg_match.
RegexIterator::REPLACE none.
RegexIterator::SPLIT See preg_split.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws an InvalidArgumentException if the pattern argument is invalid.

Examples

Example #1 RegexIterator::__construct example

Creates a new RegexIterator that filters all strings that start with 'test'. 

<?php
$arrayIterator = new ArrayIterator(array('test 1', 'another test', 'test 123'));
$regexIterator = new RegexIterator($arrayIterator, '/^test/');

foreach ($regexIterator as $value) {
    echo $value . "\n";
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

test 1
test 123

See Also

  • preg_match
  • preg_match_all
  • preg_replace
  • preg_split