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mb_ereg_search_pos
(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_ereg_search_pos — Returns position and length of a matched part of the multibyte regular expression for a predefined multibyte string
Description
Returns position and length of a matched part of the multibyte regular expression for a predefined multibyte string
The string for match is specified bymb_ereg_search_init(). If it is not specified, the previous one will be used.
Return Values
An array containing two elements. The first element is the offset, in bytes, where the match begins relative to the start of the search string, and the second element is the length in bytes of the match.
If an error occurs, [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) is returned.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | pattern and options are nullable now. |
Notes
Note:
The internal encoding or the character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding()will be used as the character encoding for this function.
See Also
- mb_regex_encoding() - Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
- mb_ereg_search_init() - Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match