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<?php $uri = 'administrator/clients/client/11'; // function input $routes = array( 'administrator/clients' => 'administrator/clients', 'administrator/client/(:num)' => 'administrator/clients/client/$1/$2', ); foreach ($routes as $route => $controller) { if (preg_match('/\$\d+/', $controller, $matches)) { var_dump($matches); } }
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.24 - 5.5.35, 5.6.7 - 5.6.28, 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.25, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 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 - 8.3.6
array(1) { [0]=> string(2) "$1" }

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