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shorif2000
shorif2000

Reputation: 2654

how to extract date using preg match on string with lines

How can I extract the date from these two strings.

Date: 03/03 - 14:10

text

And from 

    Date/Time: 08/03/16 13:50

Summary of Fault:

I have tried

$matches = array();
                $pattern = "/^.*\Date\/Time\:\b.*$/m";
                preg_match($pattern, $toParse, $matches);
                echo($matches[0]);

                $matches = array();
                $pattern = "/.*Date:.*/mi";
                preg_match($pattern, $toParse, $matches);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 342

Answers (2)

smallbee
smallbee

Reputation: 343

You have to use preg_match_all

'/: (.*?) /'

https://regex101.com/r/tY6bT5/1

Upvotes: 0

Panda
Panda

Reputation: 2510

First of all, in order to extract all the matched occurrences, you need to use preg_match_all(). Pattern for time:

/.[0-9]:.[0-9]/

Patern for Date:

/.[0-9]\/.[0-9]\/.[0-9]/

Here is a reference to preg_match_all

Upvotes: 1

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