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<?php $text = '*NanoSector tests*'; $result = preg_match('/^<(\S+)>|^\*(\S+) /', $text, $matches); var_dump($result, $matches);
Output for 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.20, 7.2.6 - 7.2.33, 7.3.16 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
int(1) array(3) { [0]=> string(12) "*NanoSector " [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(10) "NanoSector" }
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142.66 ms | 404 KiB | 172 Q