mb_ereg_match()

mb_ereg_match()

function mb_ereg_match(string $pattern, string $subject, ?string $options = null): bool

Tests whether a regex pattern matches the beginning of a string (multibyte).

Parameters:

• $pattern (string)
• $subject (string)
• $options (?string), default null, optional

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/regex/mb_ereg_match.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how mb_ereg_match is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.