PHP - Match a string pattern

Question

I have multiple file names that are in the following format:

format 1:
Filename-11

format 2:
Filename-11-99

** numbers following the Filename can be any random number.

I want to create an if condition to match the second file format example:

if filename pattern has "numbers-numbers", then, else...

so if i have the following strings:

Orange-01
Apples-01-02
peaches-123

it will only match Apples-01-02.

any help is greatly appreciated.

Sam Dark · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-24 18:08:03Z

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A possible solution is to use preg_match. You should check regular expressions syntax to learn what the following means:

if (preg_match('~\d+-\d+~', $string)) {
    // matched
} else {
    // no match
}

Do use http://regex101.com to work with regex. It is brilliant.

answered Sep 24, 2017 at 18:08

Sam Dark

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