preg_filter()
preg_filter - Perform a regular expression search and replace
Syntax
mixed preg_filter (
mixed $pattern,
mixed $replacement,
mixed $subject,
int $limit,
int &$count)
Arguments
- pattern - The exponent
- replacement - The exponent
- subject - The exponent
- limit - The exponent
- count - The exponent
Description
preg_filter() is identical to preg_replace() except it only returns the matches. For details about how this function works, read the preg_replace() documentation.
Version
PHP 5.3.0
Return value
Returns an array if the subject parameter is an array, or a string otherwise.