note 119566 added to regexp.reference.back-references

Something similar opportunity is DEFINE. Example: (?(DEFINE)(?<myname>\bvery\b))(?&myname)\p{Pd}(?&myname). Expression above will match "very-very" from next sentence: Define is very-very handy sometimes. ^-------^ How it works. (?(DEFINE)(?<myname>\bvery\b)) - this block defines "myname" equal to "\bvery\b". So, this block "(?&myname)\p{Pd}(?&myname)" equvivalent to "\bvery\b\p{Pd}\bvery\b". ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 213.87.133.248 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/regexp.reference.back-references.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/119566 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119566 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/119566 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php