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  1. <?php
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  3. $arr = ["first-second",
  4. "first second",
  5. "first'second",
  6. "first & second",
  7. "first&second",
  8. "first(second)",
  9. "first (second)",
  10. "first-second-third",
  11. "first second third",
  12. "first second third(fourth)",
  13. "first-second-third(fourth)",
  14. "word Castaٌeda"];
  15. $pattern = "~^\p{L}[\p{L}\p{M} ()'&-]*$~u";
  16. foreach ($arr as $s) {
  17. 	echo $s;
  18. 	if (preg_match($pattern, $s)) {
  19. 		echo " => VALID\n";
  20. 	} else {
  21. 		echo " => INVALID\n";
  22. 	}
  23. }
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first-second => VALID
first second => VALID
first'second => VALID
first & second => VALID
first&second => VALID
first(second) => VALID
first (second) => VALID
first-second-third => VALID
first second third => VALID
first second third(fourth) => VALID
first-second-third(fourth) => VALID
word Castaٌeda => VALID
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PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
7 years ago
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