mb_ereg_search_init

Function • Deprecated in PHP 8.6

Setup string and regular expression for a multibyte regular expression match.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6
Deprecated

mb_ereg_search_init Function synopsis

#[\Deprecated]
mb_ereg_search_init(
    string $string,
    ?string $pattern = null,
    ?string $options = null
  ): bool

Parameters

$string

Typestring

The search string.

$pattern

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

The search pattern.

$options

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

The search option. See mb_regex_set_options for explanation.

Return value

Typebool

Changes to the mb_ereg_search_init Function

PHP 8.6

  • Function deprecated

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: bool
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($string): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($pattern): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($pattern): null
  • Parameter name of parameter #3 changed: $option to $options
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($options): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($options): null
  mb_ereg_search_init(
-     $string,
+     string $string,
-     $pattern,
+     ?string $pattern = null,
-     $option
+     ?string $options = null
-   )
+   ): bool

mb_ereg_search_init Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes Deprecated
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes