Function: preg_pattern_quote()

function preg_pattern_quote(string $str, string $delimiter = "/"): string;

Function for escaping the special symbols for putting into the regexp pattern as a simple text in the pattern.

Details

This function escapes all special symbols so that they are treated as a simple text.

Name	Pass type	Value type	Default value	Description
$str	by value	string		The string to be escaped.
$delimiter	by value	string	"/"	The string used in the pattern.

string

The escaped string.

Oleg Schildt