use "^" to search at the beginning this pattern = starts with a number -- /^\d/ also works | ||
Pattern --> | /^[0-9]/ | |
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December 1 | DOES NOT MATCH | |
1 December | MATCH | |
February 22 | DOES NOT MATCH | |
22 February | MATCH |
use "$" to search at the end searches for filenames ending with *.jpg or *.JPG note the letter "i" following the ending delimiter which makes the search case insensitive | ||
Pattern --> | /jpg$/i | |
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file.txt | DOES NOT MATCH | |
word.doc | DOES NOT MATCH | |
photo.jpg | MATCH | |
scotland.JPG | MATCH |
use "^xxx$" to tell PHP to find *only* "xxx" searches for the word "man" by itself | ||
Pattern --> | /^man$/ | |
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man | MATCH | |
woman | DOES NOT MATCH | |
manual | DOES NOT MATCH | |
romantic | DOES NOT MATCH |