mb_ereg_match()
mb_ereg_match() — Regular expression match for multibyte string.
Built-in function of PHP 8.5. The manual lists it as available in PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8. This page is the reference card: signature, parameters and return value, plus the changelog and the example the manual provides.
What it does
A regular expression match for a multibyte string Note: pattern is only matched at the beginning of string.
Signature
mb_ereg_match(string $pattern, string $string, ?string $options = null): bool
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| $pattern | string | The regular expression pattern. |
| $string | string | The string being evaluated. |
| $options | ?string | The search option. See mb_regex_set_options() for explanation. |
Return value
Returns true if string matches the regular expression pattern, false if not.
Example
The PHP manual ships no example for mb_ereg_match(); the signature and the parameter table above are the contract.
Changelog
| Version | Change |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | options is nullable now. |
See also
mb_regex_encoding(), mb_ereg()
All PHP 8.5 built-in functions
Reference card built from the PHP manual page mb_ereg_match() (PHP documentation, CC BY 3.0). The page is generated from the manual, so the wording of the parameter and return value text follows php.net.