(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_ereg_search — Multibyte regular expression match for predefined multibyte string
mb_ereg_search(?string $pattern = null, ?string $options = null): bool
Performs a multibyte regular expression match for a predefined multibyte string.
patternThe search pattern.
optionsThe search option. See mb_regex_set_options() for explanation.
mb_ereg_search() returns true if the multibyte string matches with the regular expression, or false otherwise. The string for matching is set by mb_ereg_search_init(). If pattern is not specified, the previous one is used.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | pattern and options are nullable now. |
Note:
The internal encoding or the character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding() will be used as the character encoding for this function.
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-ereg-search.php