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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T12:21:42+00:00 2026-05-22T12:21:42+00:00

i wonder what is the problem with the backreference here: preg_match_all(‘/__\((\’|)([^\1]+)\1/’, __(‘match this’) .

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i wonder what is the problem with the backreference here:

preg_match_all('/__\((\'|")([^\1]+)\1/', "__('match this') . 'not this'", $matches);

it is expected to match the string between __(”) but actually it returns:

match this') . 'not this

any ideas?

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    2026-05-22T12:21:42+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 12:21 pm

    Make your regex ungreedy:

    preg_match_all('/__((\'|")([^\1]+)\1/U', "__('match this') . 'not this'", $matches)
    
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