- preg_match: documentation ( source)
- str_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$code = '8**';
$test_code = str_replace('*', '[0,9]{1}', $code);
echo 'test_code = '.$test_code;
$course_filters = array('200','877');
if (!empty($course_filters)) {
foreach ($course_filters as $key => $code) {
preg_match("/".$test_code."/", $code, $matches);
if ($matches) {
echo "found = ".$code;
}
}
}