how to search words or text from array using regular expression in PHP

Asked Aug 09 '18 at 08:58

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I have array which contains different text and I want to search given text from array but I can not success

Here is my code

$search_word= "Joust Bag";
$data = array("Foo", "Joust Duffle Bag","Bag", "Wayfarer Messenger", "Voyage Yoga", "pushit Messagenger");

preg_match("/(.*)$search_word(.*)/", $data, $output_array);

echo print_r($output_array); // it should be return "Bag" and "Joust Bag"

edited Aug 09 '18 at 09:39

asked Aug 09 '18 at 08:58

Niraj Patel

So each word in `$search_word` should be searched for on its own? – Marvin Fischer Aug 09 '18 at 09:00
yes ,each array value match with $search_word variable value,if match then return relevant result. in my case it should be return "Bag" and "Joust Bag" – Niraj Patel Aug 09 '18 at 09:02
`print_r` is a function, not a variable, remove the dollar sign – AymDev Aug 09 '18 at 09:02
Your data does not contain a "Joust Bag", just a "Joust Duffle Bag" – Marvin Fischer Aug 09 '18 at 09:03
I know it,but if search word is Joust Bag ,it should return Joust Duffle Bag,and Bag result..therefore I am trying to achieve by regular expression – Niraj Patel Aug 09 '18 at 09:07
therefore I want like result not equal result – Niraj Patel Aug 09 '18 at 09:07

how to search words or text from array using regular expression in PHP

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