<?php
function find_between($string, $start, $end, $trim = true, $greedy = false) {
$pattern = '/' . preg_quote($start) . '(.*';
if (!$greedy) $pattern .= '?';
$pattern .= ')' . preg_quote($end) . '/';
preg_match($pattern, $string, $matches);
$string = $matches[0];
if ($trim) {
$string = substr($string, strlen($start));
$string = substr($string, 0, -strlen($start) + 1);
}
return $string;
}
function find_between2($string, $start, $end, $trim = true, $greedy = false) {
$stringOut = '';
$pattern = '/'.preg_quote($start).'(.*';
if (!$greedy) $pattern .= '?';
$pattern .= ')'.preg_quote($end).'/';
preg_match($pattern, $string, $matches);
if (count($matches)>1) {
if ($trim) {
$stringOut = $matches[1];
} else {
$stringOut = $matches[0];
}
}
return ($stringOut==='')?false:$stringOut;
}
$string = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy (not jumping) dog';
$start = 'quick';
$end = 'jump';
var_dump(find_between($string, $start, $end));
var_dump(find_between2($string, $start, $end));
- 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, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 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
- string(11) " brown fox "
string(11) " brown fox "
preferences:
341.71 ms | 406 KiB | 459 Q