PHP preg_quote() function
Description
preg_quote() takes a string and returns the same string with any special regular expression characters quoted.
Syntax
PHP preg_quote() function has the following syntax.
string preg_quote ( string $str [, string $delimiter = NULL ] )Parameter
PHP preg_quote() function has the following parameters.
- str - The input string.
- delimiter - If the optional delimiter is specified, it will also be escaped.
Example 1
<?PHP
echo preg_quote( "$3.99" ); // Displays "\$3\.99"
?>
The code above generates the following result.
Example 2
If you want to escape your delimiter character also, pass it as the second argument to preg_quote() :
<?PHP
echo preg_quote( "http://", "/" ); // Displays "http\:\/\/"
?>
The code above generates the following result.
