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<?php $a = array( 'def9', 'abc7', 'cbd4' ); $b = array('r1' => '/abc\d/', 'b2' => '/cbd\d/', 'f5' => '/def\d/'); $result = array(); // Store the result $iloop = 0; // Use to match corresponding element key in $a; $matches = array(); foreach($b AS $key => $preg) { if (preg_match($preg, $a[$iloop++], $matches)) { $result[$key] = $matches[0]; } } print_r($result);
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
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