preg_quote

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

preg_quoteQuote regular expression characters

Description

preg_quote(string $str, ?string $delimiter = null): string

preg_quote() takes str and puts a backslash in front of every character that is part of the regular expression syntax. This is useful if you have a run-time string that you need to match in some text and the string may contain special regex characters.

The special regular expression characters are: . \ + * ? [ ^ ] $ ( ) { } = ! < > | : - #

Note that / is not a special regular expression character.

Note:

Note that preg_quote() is not meant to be applied to the $replacement string(s) of preg_replace() etc.

Parameters

str

The input string.

delimiter

If the optional delimiter is specified, it will also be escaped. This is useful for escaping the delimiter that is required by the PCRE functions. The / is the most commonly used delimiter.

Return Values

Returns the quoted (escaped) string.

Changelog

Version Description
7.3.0 The # character is now quoted
7.2.0 delimiter is nullable now.

Examples

Example #1 preg_quote() example

<?php
$keywords 
'$40 for a g3/400';
$keywords preg_quote($keywords'/');
echo 
$keywords// returns \$40 for a g3\/400
?>

Example #2 Italicizing a word within some text

<?php
// In this example, preg_quote($word) is used to keep the
// asterisks from having special meaning to the regular
// expression.

$textbody "This book is *very* difficult to find.";
$word "*very*";
$textbody preg_replace ("/" preg_quote($word'/') . "/",
                          
"<i>" $word "</i>",
                          
$textbody);
?>

Notes

Note: This function is binary-safe.

See Also

Here you can write a comment


Please enter at least 10 characters.
Loading... Please wait.
* Pflichtangabe
There are no comments available yet.

PHP cURL Tutorial: Using cURL to Make HTTP Requests

cURL is a powerful PHP extension that allows you to communicate with different servers using various protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. ...

TheMax

Autor : TheMax
Category: PHP-Tutorials

Midjourney Tutorial - Instructions for beginners

There is an informative video about Midjourney, the tool for creating digital images using artificial intelligence, entitled "Midjourney tutorial in German - instructions for beginners" ...

Mike94

Autor : Mike94
Category: KI Tutorials

Basics of views in MySQL

Views in a MySQL database offer the option of creating a virtual table based on the result of an SQL query. This virtual table can be queried like a normal table without changing the underlying data. ...

admin

Autor : admin
Category: mySQL-Tutorials

Publish a tutorial

Share your knowledge with other developers worldwide

Share your knowledge with other developers worldwide

You are a professional in your field and want to share your knowledge, then sign up now and share it with our PHP community

learn more

Publish a tutorial