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# preg_quote

(PHP 3>= 3.0.9, PHP 4 )

preg_quote -- Quote regular expression characters

## Description

string preg_quote ( string str [, string delimiter])

preg_quote() takes `str` and puts a backslash in front of every character that is part of the regular expression syntax. This is useful if you have a run-time string that you need to match in some text and the string may contain special regex characters.

If the optional `delimiter` is specified, it will also be escaped. This is useful for escaping the delimiter that is required by the PCRE functions. The / is the most commonly used delimiter.

The special regular expression characters are: `. \\ + * ? [ ^ ] $ ( ) { } = ! < > | :`

Exemplo 1. preg_quote() example

`<?php $keywords = "$40 for a g3/400"; $keywords = preg_quote($keywords, "/"); echo $keywords; // returns \$40 for a g3\/400 ?>`

Exemplo 2. Italicizing a word within some text

`<?php // In this example, preg_quote($word) is used to keep the // asterisks from having special meaning to the regular // expression. $textbody = "This book is *very* difficult to find."; $word = "*very*"; $textbody = preg_replace ("/" . preg_quote($word) . "/", "<i>" . $word . "</i>", $textbody); ?>`

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