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POSIX Regex Functions> <Predefined Constants
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Examples

Example #1 Regular Expression Examples

<?php
// Returns true if "abc" is found anywhere in $string.
ereg("abc"$string);            

// Returns true if "abc" is found at the beginning of $string.
ereg("^abc"$string);

// Returns true if "abc" is found at the end of $string.
ereg("abc$"$string);

// Returns true if client browser is Netscape 2, 3 or MSIE 3.
eregi("(ozilla.[23]|MSIE.3)"$_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"]);

// Places three space separated words into $regs[1], $regs[2] and $regs[3].
ereg("([[:alnum:]]+) ([[:alnum:]]+) ([[:alnum:]]+)"$string$regs); 

// Put a <br /> tag at the beginning of $string.
$string ereg_replace("^""<br />"$string); 

// Put a <br /> tag at the end of $string.
$string ereg_replace("$""<br />"$string); 

// Get rid of any newline characters in $string.
$string ereg_replace("\n"""$string);
?>



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