WireTextTools::findPlaceholders() method

Find and return all {placeholder} tags found in given string

Available since version 3.0.126.

Usage

// basic usage
$array = $wireTextTools->findPlaceholders(string $str);

// usage with all arguments
$array = $wireTextTools->findPlaceholders(string $str, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
strstring

String that might contain field {tags}

options (optional)array
  • has (bool): Specify true to only return true or false if it has tags (default=false).
  • tagOpen (string): The required opening tag character(s), default is '{'
  • tagClose (string): The required closing tag character(s), default is '}'

Return value

array bool

Always returns array unless you specify the has option as true.


WireTextTools methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.244

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