Better Regex
Multi-line regex with comments and functions.
Features
-
# comments
-
::functions(arg1 ;; {{array_item_1}}{{array_item_2}} ;; arg3)
-
$br->handle('functions', function(string $arg1, array $arg2, string $arg3){return 'a string';})
-
- multi-line (
abc<NEWLINE>def
yieldsabcdef
)
Additional Functionality
-
trim
med lines - End of line escaped space
pattern \ NEWLINE
- escaped hash
pattern \# pattern
(literal hashtag) - escaped backslash
pattern \\NEWLINE
(preserves the\\
)
Install
@template(composer_install, taeluf/better-regex)
Full Example
<?php
@import(Example.Full)
Versions
-
v0.3
is an old, terribly designed version -
v0.4
is good to go - Future plans: I don't expect to change this library much. It works and it doesn't need more features. It MIGHT get some built-in
::functions()
or a nicer syntax at some point? But it doesn't matter.
Troubleshooting / Extra Stuff
- I think comments require a space before the
#
- comments & multi-line are available with the
PCRE_EXTENDED
flag in php normally