PHP regex to select text after square brackets containing any text

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I need to match and work with the following text

... and the start date is [startDate]|(D jS M Y g:iA).

The match should return any characters between the () brackets after [startDate]| (in this case D jS M Y g:iA), but should be dynamic so that it matches anything after the [ ]|. Ie should also work with the tag [otherDate]|(D jS M Y)

I've tried using positive look aheads, but haven't been able to get the result I need.

Is this a template language? It looks like it, but I don't recognize what it is specifically. Just curious — Don't Panic
– Don't Panic, Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 0:13
Not a templating language, but to solve the problem of allowing users a high degree of flexibility with date formatting, I drew inspiration from Phalcon Volt which I believe is heavily inspired by twig — Tim
– Tim, Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 0:19
@Don'tPanic - thats an interesting comment, as a long time project of mine is to create a template languages (i've written 3, but no like this). The idea is to use a lexer to parse the template then turn it into an actual PHP class. I'd be willing to discuss it more if your interested in it. — ArtisticPhoenix
– ArtisticPhoenix, Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 3:04

jspcal · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02 00:12:18Z

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A pattern like the following will capture the part between the parentheses:

\[[^\]]*\]\|\(([^\)]*)\)

The first part matches an open bracket followed by 0 or more non-closing brackets and finally a closing bracket:

\[[^\]]*\]

And the rest is similar.

Perhaps try it at https://regex101.com/.

edited Mar 2, 2019 at 0:12

answered Mar 1, 2019 at 23:33

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r_a_f · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-01 23:55:11Z

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\[startDate\]\|\((.*)\).+

or without required "." on end:

\[startDate\]\|\((.*)\)

answered Mar 1, 2019 at 23:55

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