- preg_match: documentation ( source)
- print_r: documentation ( source)
<?php
$course_id = "SW_3200R51S14C";
preg_match("/[A-Za-z]+/",$course_id, $matches);
print_r($matches);
preg_match("/[0-9]+/",$course_id, $matches);
print_r($matches);
preg_match("/R[0-9]+/",$course_id, $matches);
print_r($matches);