PHP preg_match to find multiple occurrences
What is the correct syntax for a regular expression to find multiple occurrences of the same string with preg_match in PHP?
For example find if the following string occurs TWICE in the following paragraph:
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence"
if (preg_match($string, $paragraph)) {
echo "match found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
php preg-match
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
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asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
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What is the correct syntax for a regular expression to find multiple occurrences of the same string with preg_match in PHP?
For example find if the following string occurs TWICE in the following paragraph:
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence"
if (preg_match($string, $paragraph)) {
echo "match found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
php preg-match
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
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What is the correct syntax for a regular expression to find multiple occurrences of the same string with preg_match in PHP?
For example find if the following string occurs TWICE in the following paragraph:
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence"
if (preg_match($string, $paragraph)) {
echo "match found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
php preg-match
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
What is the correct syntax for a regular expression to find multiple occurrences of the same string with preg_match in PHP?
For example find if the following string occurs TWICE in the following paragraph:
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence"
if (preg_match($string, $paragraph)) {
echo "match found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
php preg-match
php preg-match
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
edited Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Doug Neiner
56.4k11100114
56.4k11100114
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:04
MarcusMarcus
1,860103557
1,860103557
Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
add a comment |
Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06
add a comment |
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You want to use preg_match_all(). Here is how it would look in your code. The actual function returns the count of items found, but the $matches array will hold the results:
<?php
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence";
if (preg_match_all($string, $paragraph, &$matches)) {
echo count($matches[0]) . " matches found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
?>
Will output:
2 matches found
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
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You want to use preg_match_all(). Here is how it would look in your code. The actual function returns the count of items found, but the $matches array will hold the results:
<?php
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence";
if (preg_match_all($string, $paragraph, &$matches)) {
echo count($matches[0]) . " matches found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
?>
Will output:
2 matches found
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
add a comment |
You want to use preg_match_all(). Here is how it would look in your code. The actual function returns the count of items found, but the $matches array will hold the results:
<?php
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence";
if (preg_match_all($string, $paragraph, &$matches)) {
echo count($matches[0]) . " matches found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
?>
Will output:
2 matches found
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
add a comment |
You want to use preg_match_all(). Here is how it would look in your code. The actual function returns the count of items found, but the $matches array will hold the results:
<?php
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence";
if (preg_match_all($string, $paragraph, &$matches)) {
echo count($matches[0]) . " matches found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
?>
Will output:
2 matches found
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
You want to use preg_match_all(). Here is how it would look in your code. The actual function returns the count of items found, but the $matches array will hold the results:
<?php
$string = "/brown fox jumped [0-9]/";
$paragraph = "The brown fox jumped 1 time over the fence. The green fox did not. Then the brown fox jumped 2 times over the fence";
if (preg_match_all($string, $paragraph, &$matches)) {
echo count($matches[0]) . " matches found";
}else {
echo "match NOT found";
}
?>
Will output:
2 matches found
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
answered Jan 8 '10 at 19:12
Doug NeinerDoug Neiner
56.4k11100114
56.4k11100114
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
add a comment |
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
I am getting warning Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated.
– Dipen
Sep 27 '15 at 9:44
7
7
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
remove the "&" from "&$matches"
– Sami
Dec 9 '15 at 10:56
add a comment |
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Try with regex-tester.de/regex.html
– Gordon
Jan 8 '10 at 19:06