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<?php //get the first occurance which is |~hey~| $string = '|~hey~|~look~|~behind~|'; preg_match('!\|~(.*)~\|!', $string, $matched); var_dump($matched);
Output for 5.6.0 - 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 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25, 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
array(2) { [0]=> string(23) "|~hey~|~look~|~behind~|" [1]=> string(19) "hey~|~look~|~behind" }
preferences:
154.84 ms | 408 KiB | 5 Q