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preg_last_error()

preg_last_error - Returns the error code of the last PCRE regex execution

Syntax

int preg_last_error ()

Arguments

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Description

Returns the error code of the last PCRE regex execution.

Version

PHP 5.2.0

Return value

Returns one of the following constants ( explained on their own page): PREG_NO_ERROR PREG_INTERNAL_ERROR PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR (see also pcre.backtrack_limit) PREG_RECURSION_LIMIT_ERROR (see also pcre.recursion_limit) PREG_BAD_UTF8_ERROR PREG_BAD_UTF8_OFFSET_ERROR (since PHP 5.3.0)