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PHP regular expressions are mainly used for pattern segmentation, matching, search and replacement operations on strings. Using regular expressions may not be efficient in some simple environments, so how to better use PHP regular expressions requires comprehensive consideration

My introduction to PHP regular expressions originated from an article on the Internet. This article explains the use of PHP regular expressions from simple to deep. I think it is a good introductory material, but it still takes a long time to learn it. Personally, in the process of using it, I still keep forgetting it, so I read this article over and over again four or five times. For some of the more difficult knowledge points, it even takes a long time to digest, but as long as you can see If you stick to reading it, you will find that your ability to apply regular rules will be significantly improved.

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Definition of PHP regular expression:

A grammar rule used to describe character arrangement and matching patterns. It is mainly used for pattern segmentation, matching, search and replacement operations of strings.

Regular function in PHP:

There are two sets of regular functions in PHP, both of which have similar functions:

One set is provided by the PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expression) library. Functions named with the prefix "preg_";

A set of extensions provided by POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface of Unix). Use functions named with the prefix "ereg_"; (POSIX regular function library is no longer recommended for use since PHP 5.3 and will be removed from PHP 6)

Since POSIX regularity is about to be launched on the historical stage, and the forms of PCRE and perl are similar, it is more convenient for us to switch between perl and php, so here we focus on the use of PCRE regularity.

PCRE regular expression

PCRE stands for Perl Compatible Regular Expression, which means Perl compatible regular expression.

In PCRE, the pattern expression (i.e. regular expression) is usually enclosed between two backslashes "/", such as "/apple/".

Several important concepts in regular expressions include: metacharacters, escapes, pattern units (repetitions), antonyms, references and assertions. These concepts can be easily understood and mastered in the article [1].

Commonly used meta-characters:

Metacharacter Description

A matches the atom at the beginning of the string

Matches the atom at the end of the string

Matches the boundary of a word / is/ Matches a string starting with is /is / Matches a string ending with is / is / Delimited

B Matches any character except word boundaries /Bis/ Matches "is" in the word "This"

d Matches a number; equivalent to [0-9]

D matches any character except numbers; equivalent to [^0-9]

w Matches an English letter, number or underscore; equivalent to [0-9a-zA-Z_]

W matches any character except English letters, numbers and underscores; equivalent to [^0-9a-zA-Z_]

s matches a whitespace character; equivalent to [f v]

S Matches any character except whitespace characters; equivalent to [^f v]

f Matches a form feed equivalent to x0c or cL

matches a newline character; equivalent to x0a or cJ

matches a carriage return equivalent to x0d or cM

Matches a tab character; equivalent to x09 or cl

v Matches a vertical tab character; equivalent to x0b or ck

oNN matches an octal number

xNN matches a hexadecimal number

cC Matches a control character

Pattern Modifiers:

Pattern modifiers are especially used in ignoring case and matching multiple lines. Mastering this modifier can often solve many problems we encounter.

i - can match both uppercase and lowercase letters

M - treat string as multiple lines

S - Treat the string as a single line, and treat newlines as ordinary characters, making "." match any character

X - Whitespace in the pattern is ignored

U - matches the nearest string

e - Use the replaced string as an expression

Format: /apple/i matches "apple" or "Apple", etc., ignoring case. /i

Pattern unit of PCRE:

/^d{2} ([W])d{2}1d{4}$ matches strings such as "12-31-2006", "09/27/1996", and "86 01 4321". But the above regular expression does not match the format of "12/34-5678". This is because the result "/" of pattern "[W]" has already been stored. When the next position "1" is referenced, its matching pattern is also the character "/".

Use the non-storage pattern unit "(?:)" when there is no need to store the matching results

For example /(?:a|b|c)(D|E|F)1g/ will match "aEEg". In some regular expressions, it is necessary to use non-storage mode units. Otherwise, the order of subsequent references needs to be changed. The above example can also be written as /(a|b|c)(C|E|F)2g/.

PCRE regular expression function:

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<li class="alt"><span><span>preg_match()和preg_match_all()  </span></span></li>
<li><span>preg_quote()  </span></li>
<li class="alt"><span>preg_split()  </span></li>
<li><span>preg_grep()  </span></li>
<li class="alt"><span>preg_replace() </span></li>
</ol>

The specific use of functions can be found through the PHP manual. Here are some regular expressions we have accumulated:

Match action attribute

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<li class="alt"><span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000">$str</font></span><span> = </span><span class="string"><font color="#0000ff"></font></span><span>;  </span></span></li>
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<span>    </span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000">$match</font></span><span> = </span><span class="string"><font color="#0000ff"></font></span><span>;  </span>
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<span>    preg_match_all(</span><span class="string"><font color="#0000ff">/s+action="(?!http:)(.*?)"s/</font></span><span>, </span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000">$str</font></span><span>, </span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000">$match</font></span><span>);  </span>
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<span>    print_r(</span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000">$match</font></span><span>); </span>
</li>
</ol>

Use callback functions in regular expressions

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<li class="alt"><span><span class="comment"><font color="#008200">/**</font></span> </span></li>
<li><span><span class="comment"><font color="#008200">   * replace some string by callback function</font></span> </span></li>
<li class="alt"><span><span class="comment"><font color="#008200">   *</font></span> </span></li>
<li><span><span class="comment"><font color="#008200">   */</font></span><span> </span></span></li>
<li class="alt">
<span> </span><span class="keyword"><strong><font color="#006699">function</font></strong></span><span> callback_replace() { </span>
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<li>
<span> $url</span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000"> = </font></span><span>http://esfang.house.sina.com.cn</span><span class="string"><font color="#0000ff">; </font></span> <span></span> </li>
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<span>$str</span><span class="vars"><font color="#dd0000"> = </font></span><span></span><span class="string"><font color="#0000ff">; </font></span><span></span> </li>
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