php-regexHow to use PHP regex to match whitespace?
Using PHP regex to match whitespace is a simple task. The following example code block will match any whitespace character:
$regex = '/\s/';
The output of this code will be a boolean value of true
if a whitespace character is found, and false
if not.
Code explanation
-
\s
: This is the regex pattern for matching whitespace characters. -
$regex
: This is the variable that stores the regex pattern. -
/
: These are the delimiters that enclose the regex pattern.
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