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Utpal Vishwas

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I am Utpal Vishwas from Uttar Pradesh. Have completed my B. Tech. course from MNNIT campus Prayagraj in 2022. I have good knowledge of computer networking.

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Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

04-Sep-2023

There are a few ways to match a string between two characters if they exist. Here are a few methods:

  • Use the strstr() function. The strstr() function in PHP searches for a substring within a string. The syntax for the strstr() function is as follows:

PHP

strstr(string, substring, start_position)

Where:

  • string is the string that you want to search.
  • substring is the substring that you want to find.
  • start_position is the position in the string where you want to start the search.

The strstr() function will return the first occurrence of the substring in the string, or FALSE if the substring is not found.

For example, the following code will search for the string "world" in the string "hello world":

PHP

$string = "hello world";
$substring = "world";

$result = strstr($string, $substring);

if ($result) {
 echo "The string 'world' was found in the string 'hello world'";
} else {
 echo "The string 'world' was not found in the string 'hello world'";
}

This code will output the following:

The string 'world' was found in the string 'hello world'
  • Use the preg_match() function. The preg_match() function in PHP is a regular expression function that can be used to search for a pattern in a string. The syntax for the preg_match() function is as follows:

PHP

preg_match(pattern, string, matches)

Where:

  • pattern is the regular expression pattern that you want to match.
  • string is the string that you want to search.
  • matches is an array that will contain the results of the match.

The preg_match() function will return TRUE if the pattern is found in the string, or FALSE if the pattern is not found.

For example, the following code will search for the pattern \bworld\b in the string "hello world":

PHP

$string = "hello world";
$pattern = '\bworld\b';

$result = preg_match($pattern, $string);

if ($result) {
 echo "The pattern 'world' was found in the string 'hello world'";
} else {
 echo "The pattern 'world' was not found in the string 'hello world'";
}

This code will output the following:

The pattern 'world' was found in the string 'hello world'

The \b metacharacter in the pattern matches a word boundary. So, the pattern \bworld\b matches the string "world" only if it is surrounded by word boundaries.

  • Use the regex101.com website. The regex101.com website is a website that can be used to test regular expressions. You can enter the regular expression pattern in the search bar and the website will show you how the pattern matches the string.
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