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  1. <?php
  2. $strings = array("FARMER John", "OVERMARS DE Rafa", "VAN DER BELT Dick");
  3.  
  4. $regex = '~^([A-Z ]+\b)(\w+)$~';
  5.  
  6. foreach ($strings as $string) {
  7. 	if(preg_match($regex, $string, $match)) {
  8. 		$surname = trim($match[1]);
  9. 		$forename = trim($match[2]);
  10. 		echo "Surname: $surname, Forename: $forename\n";
  11. 	}
  12. }
  13.  
  14. ?>
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Surname: FARMER, Forename: John
Surname: OVERMARS DE, Forename: Rafa
Surname: VAN DER BELT, Forename: Dick
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
9 years ago
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