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mb_ereg_replace

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(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Replace regular expression with multibyte support

Description

mb_ereg_replace(string $pattern, string $replacement, string $string, string|null $options = null): string|false|null

Scans string for matches to pattern, then replaces the matched text with replacement

pattern

The regular expression pattern.

Multibyte characters may be used in pattern.

replacement

The replacement text.

string

The string being checked.

options

The search option. See mb_regex_set_options() for explanation.

The resultant string on success, or false on error. If string is not valid for the current encoding, null is returned.

Version	Description
8.0.0	`options` is nullable now.
7.1.0	The function checks whether `string` is valid for the current encoding.
7.1.0	The `e` modifier has been deprecated.