considers a string that is based on the following : 1. can contain any alphanumeric characters 2. the string ends with number(s)
Now by using preg_match($expression, $subject, $parts) I want to split the string in such a manner that the ending numbers and the rest of the string is stored in the $parts array separately.
for example: kim2bn88 should result in two parts: kim2bn and 88
But I am not able to figure out the regex. Kindly help!
I think you want a regex like as follows:
/^(\w+)(\d+)$/
Assuming you always have non-digits before the final digits.
This gives you two capture groups. The first are word characters (alphanumeric + _) at the start of the string. The second are digits at the end of the string.
The regexp your are searching for must use the end boundary “$”.
/(\d+)$/
If you want to avoid a split, next to this search, try this double “group and extract”:
/((\d)+)$/
$parts will contain "88", "8", "8". The first item of the array will be the whole numerical subset, then one item per digit.