MongoRegex
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MongoRegex::__construct

Creates a new regular expression

Note:

This extension that defines this method is deprecated. Instead, the MongoDB extension should be used. Alternatives to this method include:

  • MongoDB\BSON\Regex::__construct

Description

public MongoRegex::__construct ( string $regex )

Creates a new regular expression.

Parameters

regex

Regular expression string of the form /expr/flags.

Return Values

Returns a new regular expression.

Examples

Example #1 MongoRegex::__construct example

This example uses a regular expression to query for all documents with a username field starting (^) with an l and a vowel ([aeiouy]), case-insensitive (/i).

<?php
$luke_search = new MongoRegex("/^l[aeiouy]/i");
$cursor = $collection->find(array("username" => $luke_search));
?>

See Also

  • MongoRegex::__toString