Online PHP editor | refs for raqCg

<?php $str[] = "3543900000133243"; $str[] = "3543sssssxxxxxx23243"; $str[] = "1543344=-23-1--923243"; $pattern = "/\A3543(.+)3243\Z/"; foreach($str as $key=>$string) { if(preg_match($pattern,$string,$res)) { echo "found in $string: ".$res[1]." at position ".strpos($string,$res[1]); } else { echo "not found in $string"; } }