Find the first "p" string and match as many characters as possible until the last possible "t" is reached. : preg_match « String « PHP

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PHP » String » preg_match

Find the first "p" string and match as many characters as possible until the last possible "t" is reached.


 

<?

$text = "pot post pat patent";

if (preg_match ( "/p.*t/", $text, $array ) ) {

  print "<pre>\n";

  print_r( $array );

  print "</pre>\n";

}

?>

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