- preg_match: documentation ( source)
<?php
$value = "1234
4567
4568
4569
4560
3333AA
3334BB
";
$allowedInputSeparators = array("\r\n", "\n", "\t", ',', ';', '|', ' ');
foreach($allowedInputSeparators as $separator) {
echo "Testing $separator\n";
if(preg_match($separator, $value)) {
echo $separator . PHP_EOL;
}
}