function search_expression_extract

Extracts a module-specific search option from a search expression.

Search options are added using search_expression_insert(), and retrieved using search_expression_extract(). They take the form option:value, and are added to the ordinary keywords in the search expression.

Parameters

$expression: The search expression to extract from.

$option: The name of the option to retrieve from the search expression.

Return value

The value previously stored in the search expression for option $option, if any. Trailing spaces in values will not be included.

File

modules/search/search.module, line 871

Code

function search_expression_extract($expression, $option) {
    if (preg_match('/(^| )' . $option . ':([^ ]*)( |$)/i', $expression, $matches)) {
        return $matches[2];
    }
}