fnmatch()¶
fnmatch() is a matching native function: it applies the shell wildcard patterns to a string, and returns if it matches or not.
Wildcards include:
*for anything?for zero or one character[]for a range of characters!to negate characters in a bracket syntax`` `` as the escape character
The search is case sensitive.
This function is useful to emulate a common system of search.
Simpler search tools include str_contains() and strpos(), and more complex include preg_match().
<?php
$message = 'PHP rocks';
if (fnmatch('*r[oi]cks', $message)) {
echo 'But, of course...';
}
?>
See also Understanding and Implementing PHP’s fnmatch() Function.
Related : str_contains(), strpos, Preg_match, Star *, Bang !, Square Brackets, Question Mark ?, Backslash
