PHP Regular Expression Exercises: Checks whether a string contains another string

PHP regular expression: Exercise-1 with Solution

Write a PHP script that checks whether a string contains another string.

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Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
$pattern = '/[^\w]fox\s/';
if (preg_match($pattern, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'))
  {
  echo "'fox' is present..."."\n";
  }
  else
  echo "'fox' is not present..."."\n";
?>

Sample Output:

'fox' is present... 

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