Online PHP editor | refs for qo2gc

<?php $json = '{ "nickname": "#FF0000Nick#00FF00name" }'; $data = json_decode($json, true); $garbledData = $data['nickname']; // (?<firstHex>\#[A-F0-9]{6}) match and name the match 'firstHex' - look for a hash, then letters a-f or numbers 0-9, with a length of 6 characters // (?<name>.+) match and name the match 'name' - look for absolutely any characters, any amount // (?<secondHex>\#[A-F0-9]{6}) match and name the match 'secondHex' - look for a hash, then letters a-f or numbers 0-9, with a length of 6 characters $regex = '/(?<firstHex>\#[A-F0-9]{6})(?<name>.+)(?<secondHex>\#[A-F0-9]{6})/'; preg_match($regex, $garbledData, $matches); $firstHex = $matches['firstHex']; $secondHex = $matches['secondHex']; $name = $matches['name']; echo $firstHex . "\n"; echo $secondHex . "\n"; echo $name . "\n";