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mb_ereg_search_init

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

Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match

Description

mb_ereg_search_init(string $string, string|null $pattern = null, string|null $options = null): bool

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

Success

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.0pattern and options are nullable now.

Notes Internal

See Also

Source: reference/mbstring/functions/mb-ereg-search-init.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)