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Delimiter cannot be backslash. Grammar.

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reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
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<title>Delimiters</title>
<para>
When using the PCRE functions, it is required that the pattern is enclosed
in <emphasis>delimiters</emphasis>. A delimiter can be any non-alphanumeric,
non-whitespace character.
by <emphasis>delimiters</emphasis>. A delimiter can be any non-alphanumeric,
non-backslash, non-whitespace character.
</para>
<para>
Often used delimiters are forward slashes (<literal>/</literal>), hash
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</informalexample>
</para>
<para>
If the delimiter needs to be matched inside the pattern it will have to be
If the delimiter needs to be matched inside the pattern it must be
escaped using a backslash. If the delimiter appears often inside the
pattern, it is a good idea choosing another delimiter to increase
pattern, it is a good idea to choose another delimiter in order to increase
readability.
<informalexample>
<programlisting>
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#http://#
</programlisting>
</informalexample>
The <function>preg_quote</function> function may be used to inject a string
into a pattern and its second parameter allows to specify the chosen
delimiter so it will be escaped as well.
The <function>preg_quote</function> function may be used to escape a string
for injection into a pattern and its optional second parameter may be used
to specify the delimiter to be escaped.
</para>
<para>
In addition to the aforementioned delimiters, it is also possible using
In addition to the aforementioned delimiters, it is also possible to use
bracket style delimiters where the opening and closing brackets are the
starting and ending delimiter, respectively.
<informalexample>