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Asked: 2026-05-14T21:35:40+00:00

Got some trouble with my preg_match. The code. $text = tel: 012 213 123.

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Got some trouble with my preg_match.
The code.

$text = "tel: 012 213 123. mobil: 0303 11234 \n address: street 14";
$regex_string = '/(tel|Tel|TEL)[\s|:]+(.+)[\.|\n]/';

preg_match($regex_string , $text, $match);

And I get this result in $match[2]

"012 213 123. mobil: 023 123 123"

First question.
I want the regex to stop at the .(dot) but it doesent.
Can someone explain to why it isnt?

Second question.
preg_match uses () to get their match.
Is it possible to skip the parentheses surrounding the different “Tel” and still get the same functionality?

Thnx all stackoverflow is great 😀

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  1. Editorial Team

    This should do:

    /tel(?:\s|:)+([^.]+)(?:\.|$)/i

    + is a greedy quantifier, which means it’ll match as many characters as possible.

    To your second question: in this particular case you just need to use case-insensitive match (i flag). Generally, you could use (?:...) syntax, example of which you could see in the end match. Square brackets are used for character classes.

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