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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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$re = '/(?<cdrRecordType>d+)\,(?<globalCallID_callManagerId>d+)\,(?<globalCallID_callId>d+)\,(?<origLegCallIdentifier>d+)\,(?<dateTimeOrigination>d+)\,(?<origNodeId>d+)\,(?<origSpan>d+)\,(?<origIpAddr>d+)\,(?<callingPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<callingPartyUnicodeLoginUserID>d+)\,(?<origCause_location>d+)\,(?<origCause_value>d+)\,(?<origPrecedenceLevel>d+)\,(?<origMediaTransportAddress_IP>d+)\,(?<origMediaTransportAddress_Port>d+)\,(?<origMediaCap_payloadCapability>d+)\,(?<origMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket>d+)\,(?<origMediaCap_g723BitRate>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Codec>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Bandwidth>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Resolution>d+)\,(?<origVideoTransportAddress_IP>d+)\,(?<origVideoTransportAddress_Port>d+)\,(?<origRSVPAudioStat>d+)\,(?<origRSVPVideoStat>d+)\,(?<destLegIdentifier>d+)\,(?<destNodeId>d+)\,(?<destSpan>d+)\,(?<destIpAddr>d+)\,(?<originalCalledPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<finalCalledPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<finalCallPartyUnicodeLoginUserID>d+)\,(?<destCause_location>d+)\,(?<destCause_value>d+)\,(?<destPrecedenceLevel>d+)\,(?<destMediaTransportAddress_IP>d+)\,(?<destMediaTransportAddress_Port>d+)\,(?<destMediaCap_payloadCapability>d+)\,(?<destMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket>d+)\,(?<destMediaCap_g723BitRate>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Codec>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Bandwidth>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Resolution>d+)\,(?<destVideoTransportAddress_IP>d+)\,(?<destVideoTransportAddress_Port>d+)\,(?<destRSVPAudioStat>d+)\,(?<destRSVPVideoStat>d+)\,(?<dateTimeConnect>d+)\,(?<dateTimeDisconnect>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectDn>d+)\,(?<pkid>d+)\,(?<originalCallPartyNumberPartition>d+)\,(?<callingPartyNumberPartition>d+)\,(?<finalCalledPartyNumberPartition>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectDnPartition>d+)\,(?<duration>d+)\,(?<origDeviceName>d+)\,(?<destDeviceName>d+)\,(?<origCallTerminationOnBehalfOf>d+)\,(?<destCallTerminationOnBehalfOf>d+)\,(?<origCallPartyRedirectOnBehalfOf>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectRedirectOnBehalfOf>d+)\,(?<origCalledPartyRedirectReason>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectRedirectReason>d+)\,(?<destConversationId>d+)\,(?<globalCallId_ClusterID>d+)\,(?<joinOnBehalfOf>d+)\,(?<comment>d+)\,(?<authCodeDescription>d+)\,(?<authorizationLevel>d+)\,(?<clientMatterCode>d+)\,(?<origDTMFMethod>d+)\,(?<destDTMFMethod>d+)\,(?<callSecuredStatus>d+)\,(?<origConversationId>d+)\,(?<origMediaCap_Bandwidth>d+)\,(?<destMediaCap_Bandwidth>d+)\,(?<authorizationCodeValue>d+)\,(?<outpulsedCallingPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<outpulsedCalledPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<origIpv4v6Addr>d+)\,(?<destIpv4v6Addr>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Codec_Channel2>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Bandwidth_Channel2>d+)\,(?<origVideoCap_Resolution_Channel2>d+)\,(?<origVideoTransAdd_IP_Channel2>d+)\,(?<origVideoTransAdd_Port_Channel2>d+)\,(?<origVideoChannel_Role_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Codec_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Bandwidth_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoCap_Resolution_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoTransAdd_IP_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoTransAdd_Port_Channel2>d+)\,(?<destVideoChannel_Role_Channel2>d+)\,(?<IncomingProtocolID>d+)\,(?<IncomingProtocolCallRef>d+)\,(?<OutgoingProtocolID>d+)\,(?<OutgoingProtocolCallRef>d+)\,(?<currentRoutingReason>d+)\,(?<origRoutingReason>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectingRoutingReason>d+)\,(?<huntPilotPartition>d+)\,(?<huntPilotDN>d+)\,(?<calledPartyPatternUsage>d+)\,(?<IncomingICID>d+)\,(?<IncomingOrigIOI>d+)\,(?<IncomingTermIOI>d+)\,(?<OutgoingICID>d+)\,(?<OutgoingOrigIOI>d+)\,(?<OutgoingTermIOI>d+)\,(?<outpulsedOrilCalledPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<outpulsedLastRedirectingNumber>d+)\,(?<wasCallQueued>d+)\,(?<totalWaitTimeInQueue>d+)\,(?<callingPartyNumber_uri>d+)\,(?<originalCalledPartyNumber_uri>d+)\,(?<finalCalledPartyNumber_uri>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectDn_uri>d+)\,(?<mobileCallingPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<finalMobileCalledPartyNumber>d+)\,(?<origMobileDeviceName>d+)\,(?<destMobileDeviceName>d+)\,(?<origMobileCallDuration>d+)\,(?<destMobileCallDuration>d+)\,(?<mobileCallType>d+)\,(?<originalCalledPartyPattern>d+)\,(?<finalCalledPartyPattern>d+)\,(?<lastRedirectingPartyPattern>d+)\,(?<huntPilotPattern>d+)\, /m'; $str = '"cdrRecordType","globalCallID_callManagerId","globalCallID_callId","origLegCallIdentifier","dateTimeOrigination","origNodeId","origSpan","origIpAddr","callingPartyNumber","callingPartyUnicodeLoginUserID","origCause_location","origCause_value","origPrecedenceLevel","origMediaTransportAddress_IP","origMediaTransportAddress_Port","origMediaCap_payloadCapability","origMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket","origMediaCap_g723BitRate","origVideoCap_Codec","origVideoCap_Bandwidth","origVideoCap_Resolution","origVideoTransportAddress_IP","origVideoTransportAddress_Port","origRSVPAudioStat","origRSVPVideoStat","destLegIdentifier","destNodeId","destSpan","destIpAddr","originalCalledPartyNumber","finalCalledPartyNumber","finalCalledPartyUnicodeLoginUserID","destCause_location","destCause_value","destPrecedenceLevel","destMediaTransportAddress_IP","destMediaTransportAddress_Port","destMediaCap_payloadCapability","destMediaCap_maxFramesPerPacket","destMediaCap_g723BitRate","destVideoCap_Codec","destVideoCap_Bandwidth","destVideoCap_Resolution","destVideoTransportAddress_IP","destVideoTransportAddress_Port","destRSVPAudioStat","destRSVPVideoStat","dateTimeConnect","dateTimeDisconnect","lastRedirectDn","pkid","originalCalledPartyNumberPartition","callingPartyNumberPartition","finalCalledPartyNumberPartition","lastRedirectDnPartition","duration","origDeviceName","destDeviceName","origCallTerminationOnBehalfOf","destCallTerminationOnBehalfOf","origCalledPartyRedirectOnBehalfOf","lastRedirectRedirectOnBehalfOf","origCalledPartyRedirectReason","lastRedirectRedirectReason","destConversationId","globalCallId_ClusterID","joinOnBehalfOf","comment","authCodeDescription","authorizationLevel","clientMatterCode","origDTMFMethod","destDTMFMethod","callSecuredStatus","origConversationId","origMediaCap_Bandwidth","destMediaCap_Bandwidth","authorizationCodeValue","outpulsedCallingPartyNumber","outpulsedCalledPartyNumber","origIpv4v6Addr","destIpv4v6Addr","origVideoCap_Codec_Channel2","origVideoCap_Bandwidth_Channel2","origVideoCap_Resolution_Channel2","origVideoTransportAddress_IP_Channel2","origVideoTransportAddress_Port_Channel2","origVideoChannel_Role_Channel2","destVideoCap_Codec_Channel2","destVideoCap_Bandwidth_Channel2","destVideoCap_Resolution_Channel2","destVideoTransportAddress_IP_Channel2","destVideoTransportAddress_Port_Channel2","destVideoChannel_Role_Channel2","IncomingProtocolID","IncomingProtocolCallRef","OutgoingProtocolID","OutgoingProtocolCallRef","currentRoutingReason","origRoutingReason","lastRedirectingRoutingReason","huntPilotPartition","huntPilotDN","calledPartyPatternUsage","IncomingICID","IncomingOrigIOI","IncomingTermIOI","OutgoingICID","OutgoingOrigIOI","OutgoingTermIOI","outpulsedOriginalCalledPartyNumber","outpulsedLastRedirectingNumber","wasCallQueued","totalWaitTimeInQueue","callingPartyNumber_uri","originalCalledPartyNumber_uri","finalCalledPartyNumber_uri","lastRedirectDn_uri","mobileCallingPartyNumber","finalMobileCalledPartyNumber","origMobileDeviceName","destMobileDeviceName","origMobileCallDuration","destMobileCallDuration","mobileCallType","originalCalledPartyPattern","finalCalledPartyPattern","lastRedirectingPartyPattern","huntPilotPattern" INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(128),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(64),VARCHAR(64),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(128),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(64),VARCHAR(64),INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),UNIQUEIDENTIFIER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),INTEGER,VARCHAR(129),VARCHAR(129),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),INTEGER,VARCHAR(2048),VARCHAR(50),INTEGER,VARCHAR(32),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(32),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(64),VARCHAR(64),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(32),INTEGER,VARCHAR(32),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(255),VARCHAR(255),VARCHAR(255),VARCHAR(255),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(129),VARCHAR(129),INTEGER,INTEGER,INTEGER,VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50),VARCHAR(50) 1,2,66619,37842527,1521601412,2,37842527,768283402,"8345","",0,0,4,561581578,20952,4,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,"0","0",37842528,2,0,-1939586038,"+552125403404","+552125403404","",0,16,4,-1939586038,20580,4,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,"0","0",1521601417,1521602306,"+552125403404","df8a12f7-6aa7-4ffb-b97f-eb331c392ec9","GLOBAL_DN_E164_PT","","GLOBAL_DN_E164_PT","GLOBAL_DN_E164_PT",889,"TRK-SME","SEP10BD1800DEC5",0,12,0,0,0,0,0,"GloboUC",0,"","",0,"",3,3,0,0,64,64,"","","","10.14.121.33","10.68.100.140",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,"6ECE5F800001000000175DAB2DCB130A",0,"",0,0,0,"","",2,"","","","","","","","",0,0,"","","","","","","","",0,0,0,"+552125403404","+552125403404","+552125403404","" '; preg_match($re, $str, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

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