PHP regex match all lines

Question

I have a file that has multiple lines using tabs, newlines, and whitespaces. In PHP, I'm trying to loop through a file searching for a specific array of keywords.

Here's the array: array('test', 'test2', 'test3')

File contents:

@test
    @test3


       @test2

The code:

$file = file_get_contents('file.txt');
foreach ($array as $k) {
    preg_match('/(@'.$k.')$/m', $file, $m);
}
print_r($m);

The problem is it successfully matches the last element of $array (test3) regardless of any whitespaces before it. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

What is your question? If you match strings, you should resort to strpos — Samuel
– Samuel, Commented May 25, 2013 at 8:12

Eric Citaire · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-01 12:17:24Z

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The problem in your code is that print_r($m) is outside of the loop. Obviously, you will only print the last match.

edited Jun 1, 2013 at 12:17

answered May 25, 2013 at 9:01

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Mike Perrenoud · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-25 08:12:13Z

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The problem is it successfully matches the last element of $array (test3) regardless of any whitespaces before it.

Based on your observations, bolded above, I would say you want a match only if there's no whitespace before it from the beginning of the line, so let's add a character to say that, the ^:

preg_match('/^(@'.$k.')$/m', $file, $m);

and here is a Rubular to prove it.

answered May 25, 2013 at 8:12

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Desolator · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-25 08:47:28Z

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$file = file_get_contents('file.txt');
$array = array('test', 'test2', 'test3');
$words = implode('|', $array);

if(preg_match_all('/@('.$words.')\s/i', $file, $m))
{
    print_r($m);
}

this should match everything you need. but it has a small issue which can be fixed if you add a line break or a space after the last keyword in your file.

answered May 25, 2013 at 8:47

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