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mb_regex_set_options

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mb_regex_set_optionsSet/Get the default options for mbregex functions

Description

mb_regex_set_options(?string $options = null): string

Sets the default options described by options for multibyte regex functions.

Parameters

options

The options to set. This is a string where each character is an option. To set a mode, the mode character must be the last one set, however there can only be set one mode but multiple options.

Regex options
Option Meaning Changelog
i Ambiguity match on  
x Enables extended pattern form  
m '.' matches with newlines  
s '^' -> '\A', '$' -> '\Z'  
p Same as both the m and s options  
l Finds longest matches  
n Ignores empty matches  
e eval() resulting code Deprecated as of PHP 7.1.0 and removed as of PHP 8.0.0

Note:

The "e" option has no effect when set through mb_regex_set_options(). Use it with mb_ereg_replace() or mb_eregi_replace().

Regex syntax modes (only one may be set)
Mode Meaning
j Java (Sun java.util.regex)
u GNU regex
g grep
c Emacs
r Ruby
z Perl
b POSIX Basic regex
d POSIX Extended regex

Return Values

The previous options. If options is omitted or null, it returns the string that describes the current options.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 If the parameter options is given and not null, the previous options are returned. Formerly, the current options have been returned.
8.0.0 options is nullable now.
8.0.0 The "e" option now throws a ValueError.
7.1.0 The "e" option now emits an E_DEPRECATED.

See Also

  • mb_split() - Split multibyte string using regular expression
  • mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support
  • mb_eregi() - Regular expression match ignoring case with multibyte support

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indeyets at php dot net
14 years ago
It's a bit trickier, than patryk wrote:

There are parameters (you can specify several of these at the same time):

'i': ONIG_OPTION_IGNORECASE;
'x': ONIG_OPTION_EXTEND;
'm': ONIG_OPTION_MULTILINE;
's': ONIG_OPTION_SINGLELINE;
'p': ONIG_OPTION_MULTILINE | ONIG_OPTION_SINGLELINE;
'l': ONIG_OPTION_FIND_LONGEST;
'n': ONIG_OPTION_FIND_NOT_EMPTY;
'e': eval() resulting code

And there are "modes" (if you specify several of these, the LAST one will be used):
'j': ONIG_SYNTAX_JAVA;
'u': ONIG_SYNTAX_GNU_REGEX;
'g': ONIG_SYNTAX_GREP;
'c': ONIG_SYNTAX_EMACS;
'r': ONIG_SYNTAX_RUBY;
'z': ONIG_SYNTAX_PERL;
'b': ONIG_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC;
'd': ONIG_SYNTAX_POSIX_EXTENDED;

You can find descriptions of these constants here: http://www.geocities.jp/kosako3/oniguruma/doc/API.txt
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patryk dot szczyglowski at gmail dot com
15 years ago
Supported options are:

i - ONIG_OPTION_IGNORECASE
x - ONIG_OPTION_EXTEND
m - ONIG_OPTION_MULTILINE
s - ONIG_OPTION_SINGLELINE
p - ONIG_OPTION_MULTILINE | ONIG_OPTION_SINGLELINE
l - ONIG_OPTION_FIND_LONGEST
n - ONIG_OPTION_FIND_NOT_EMPTY
j - ONIG_SYNTAX_JAVA
u - ONIG_SYNTAX_GNU_REGEX
g - ONIG_SYNTAX_GREP
c - ONIG_SYNTAX_EMACS
r - ONIG_SYNTAX_RUBY
z - ONIG_SYNTAX_PERL
b - ONIG_SYNTAX_POSIX_BASIC
d - ONIG_SYNTAX_POSIX_EXTENDED
e - eval() resulting code

Constants above are from Oniguruma regexp library, which is used internally. Default value for PHP 5.2.x is 'pr'.
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