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  • All Tokens
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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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/
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$re = '/style="[a-zA-Z0-9:;\.\s\(\)\-\,]*"/i'; $str = '<tr class="headers"> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_1_header" scope="col" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:HeadersToolbar.java:93"><span id="label53" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_1_header_label" wicketsource="nl.topicuscare.zcd.web.berichten:BerichtenOverzichtPanel.java:138"> <input name="resultaatcontainer:content:berichten:topToolbars:toolbars:2:headers:1:header:label:checkbox" type="checkbox" id="checkbox31" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_1_header_label_checkbox" wicketsource="nl.topicuscare.zcd.web.dossier.contentpanel.zoeken:CheckboxPanel.java:126" class="radioboxed"><label class="label--radiobox label--checkbox" data-selenium-id="checkboxSpan" for="checkbox31"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="415 285 16 16" class="svg-checkbox"><path class="svg-checkbox__bg" fill="#fff" d="M429,299c0,1.1-0.9,2-2,2h-10c-1.1,0-2-0.9-2-2v-10c0-1.1,0.9-2,2-2h10c1.1,0,2,0.9,2,2V299z"></path><path class="svg-checkbox__stroke" fill="#A0A0A0" d="M427,288c0.6,0,1,0.4,1,1v10c0,0.6-0.4,1-1,1h-10c-0.6,0-1-0.4-1-1v-10c0-0.6,0.4-1,1-1H427 M427,287h-10 c-1.1,0-2,0.9-2,2v10c0,1.1,0.9,2,2,2h10c1.1,0,2-0.9,2-2v-10C429,287.9,428.1,287,427,287L427,287z"></path><path class="svg-checkbox__check--stroke" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="5" fill="none" d="M422,297 430,289"></path><path class="svg-checkbox__check" stroke="#1A8B9D" stroke-width="3" fill="none" d="M418,293 422,297 430,289"></path><rect class="svg-checkbox__intermediate" x="418" y="293" fill="none" width="8" height="3"></rect></svg></label> </span></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_2_header" class="wicket_orderNone prioriteitHeader" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-2-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink32" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_2_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_2_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78"></span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_3_header" class="wicket_orderNone bijlageHeader" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-3-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink33" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_3_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_3_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78"></span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_4_header" class="wicket_orderNone" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-4-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink34" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_4_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_4_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78">Type</span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_5_header" class="wicket_orderNone" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-5-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink35" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_5_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_5_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78">Afzender</span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_6_header" scope="col" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:HeadersToolbar.java:93"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_6_header_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78">Betreft</span></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_7_header" class="wicket_orderNone" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-7-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink36" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_7_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_7_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78">Onderwerp</span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_8_header" class="wicket_orderNone" scope="col" wicketsource="nl.topicus.overheid.orca.wicket.search.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AjaxFallbackHeadersToolbar.java:25"><a href="./?3-1.-contentContainer-content-form-resultaatcontainer-content-berichten-topToolbars-toolbars-2-headers-8-header-orderByLink" id="orderByLink37" data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_8_header_orderByLink" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.markup.html.repeater.data.sort:AjaxFallbackOrderByBorder.java:58"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_8_header_orderByLink_header__body_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78">Ontvangen</span></a></th> <th data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_9_header" scope="col" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:HeadersToolbar.java:93"><span data-wicket-path="contentContainer_content_form_resultaatcontainer_content_berichten_topToolbars_toolbars_2_headers_9_header_label" wicketsource="org.apache.wicket.extensions.markup.html.repeater.data.table:AbstractColumn.java:78"></span></th> </tr>'; preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

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