Is it possible in PHP to determine if a preg pattern is valid

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preg_match() will return

preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Delimiter must not be alphanumeric or backslash

if the pattern is not well-formed. Is there a function to determine (TRUE or FALSE) if the pattern is well-formed before passing it preg_match()?

Try reading documentation > http://php.net/manual/bg/function.preg-match.php if there is error it will return False. — Svetoslav, Oct 17 '13 at 12:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '13 at 12:50

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$match = preg_match('regex', 'string');

if ($match === false) {
    // failed
} elseif ($match == false) {
    // did not matched
} else {
    // matched
}

answered Oct 17 '13 at 12:50

Paulo Freitas

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