php - regexp - multi match result
<pre><code>string string {format mat=34/} string string string string string string string string 

string string {format mat=34/} string string string string string string string string 
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<li><p>$pattern = "/{format[a-z0-9=\s]*\/}/i";</p>

<p>str_replace($pattern, 'test', $strings);</p>

<p>it will replace all formats in string, i want to replace only first "format", and remove all another "format". How ? </p></li>
<li><p>when get match result is "{format mat=34/}". i want to find string begin with "mat=".</p></li>
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<p>So i have this </p>

<pre><code>$string = "{format mat=34/}";
$pattern = "/^mat=[0-9]*/"; // result is null
$pattern = "/mat=[0-9]*/"; // ok, but also effect with "{format wrongformat=34/}"
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<p>How to match string that begin with "mat="</p>
