MB_REGEX_SET_OPTIONS(3) 1 MB_REGEX_SET_OPTIONS(3)
mb_regex_set_options - Set/Get the default options for mbregex functions
SYNOPSIS
string mb_regex_set_options ([string $options = mb_regex_set_options()])
DESCRIPTION
Sets the default options described by $options for multibyte regex functions.
PARAMETERS
o $options
- The options to set. This is a string where each character is an option. To set a mode, the mode character must be the last one
set, however there can only be set one mode but multiple options.
Regex options
+-------+-------------------------------+---+---+
|Option | | | |
| | | | |
| | Meaning | | |
| | | | |
+-------+-------------------------------+---+---+
| i | | | |
| | | | |
| | Ambiguity match on | | |
| | | | |
| x | | | |
| | | | |
| | Enables extended pattern form | | |
| | | | |
| m | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | '.' matches with newlines | | |
| | | | |
| s | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | '^' -> 'A', '$' -> '' | | |
| | | | |
| p | | | |
| | | | |
| | Same as both the m and s | | |
| | options | | |
| | | | |
| l | | | |
| | | | |
| | Finds longest matches | | |
| | | | |
| n | | | |
| | | | |
| | Ignores empty matches | | |
| | | | |
| e | | | |
| | | | |
| | eval(3) resulting code | | |
| | | | |
+-------+-------------------------------+---+---+
Regex syntax modes
+-----+----------------------------+---+---+
|Mode | | | |
| | | | |
| | Meaning | | |
| | | | |
+-----+----------------------------+---+---+
| j | | | |
| | | | |
| | Java (Sun java.util.regex) | | |
| | | | |
| u | | | |
| | | | |
| | GNU regex | | |
| | | | |
| g | | | |
| | | | |
| | grep | | |
| | | | |
| c | | | |
| | | | |
| | Emacs | | |
| | | | |
| r | | | |
| | | | |
| | Ruby | | |
| | | | |
| z | | | |
| | | | |
| | Perl | | |
| | | | |
| b | | | |
| | | | |
| | POSIX Basic regex | | |
| | | | |
| d | | | |
| | | | |
| | POSIX Extended regex | | |
| | | | |
+-----+----------------------------+---+---+
RETURN VALUES
The previous options. If $options is omitted, it returns the string that describes the current options.
SEE ALSO
mb_split(3), mb_ereg(3), mb_eregi(3).
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