# RegexIterator::getMode

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)

RegexIterator::getMode — Returns operation mode

### Description

public RegexIterator::getMode ( ) : int

Returns the operation mode, see RegexIterator::setMode() for the list of operation modes.

### Return Values

Returns the operation mode.

### Examples

Example #1 RegexIterator::getMode() example

`<?php
$test = array ('str1' => 'test 1', 'teststr2' => 'another test', 'str3' => 'test 123');
$arrayIterator = new ArrayIterator($test);
$regexIterator = new RegexIterator($arrayIterator, '/^[a-z]+/', RegexIterator::GET_MATCH);
$mode = $regexIterator->getMode();
if ($mode & RegexIterator::GET_MATCH) {
echo 'Getting the match for each item.';
} elseif ($mode & RegexIterator::ALL_MATCHES) {
echo 'Getting all matches for each item.';
} elseif ($mode & RegexIterator::MATCH) {
echo 'Getting each item if it matches.';
} elseif ($mode & RegexIterator::SPLIT) {
echo 'Getting split pieces of each.';
}
?>`

The above example will output:

    Getting the match for each item.

### See Also

- RegexIterator::setMode() - Sets the operation mode