mb_ereg_search_init()

mb_ereg_search_init()

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

Initializes the retained multibyte regex subject and optionally compiles a search pattern.

Parameters:

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

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported through a declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/mb_ereg_search_init.rs).

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Internals

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