get_tag_regex()
Returns RegEx body to liberally match an opening HTML tag.
Matches an opening HTML tag that:
- Is self-closing or
- Has no body but has a closing tag of the same name or
- Contains a body and a closing tag of the same name
Note: this RegEx does not balance inner tags and does not attempt to produce valid HTML
No Hooks.
Return
String
. Tag RegEx.
Usage
get_tag_regex( $tag );
- $tag(string) (required)
- An HTML tag name. Example: 'video'.
Changelog
Since 3.6.0 | Introduced. |
get_tag_regex() get tag regex code WP 6.5.2
function get_tag_regex( $tag ) { if ( empty( $tag ) ) { return ''; } return sprintf( '<%1$s[^<]*(?:>[\s\S]*<\/%1$s>|\s*\/>)', tag_escape( $tag ) ); }