PHP Regex does not react how I would wish

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I am using PHP Regex to see if a pattern is in my string. Simply put, I want one of two words followed by a number. So, here's my pattern:

#(guitare|piano)[0-9]#

Basically, if the string contains the word "guitare", I don't want it to be matched, only if I have "guitare9" or "piano0"

At this point, If I use this pattern for the follwing string:

J'aime la guitare9

The array of the preg_match() returns guitare and guitare9: http://www.phpliveregex.com/p/7tZ

What do I have to change in my regex to only match guitare9 ?

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-16 16:11:44Z

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Turn capturing group in your regex to non-capturing group. Because preg_match would display the match and also the captured strings in an array. By turning capturing group into non-capturing, you must get a single array element.

#(?:guitare|piano)[0-9]#

DEMO

edited Oct 16, 2014 at 16:11

answered Oct 16, 2014 at 16:02

Avinash Raj

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etiennenoel Over a year ago

Thanks for reminding me, I had to wait 9 minutes and I forgot !

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