preg_match()

preg_match()

function preg_match(string $pattern, string $subject, array $matches = []): int

Performs a regular expression match.

Parameters:

• $pattern (string)
• $subject (string)
• $matches (array), passed by reference, default [], optional

Returns: int

Availability

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

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

Internals

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