pattern = $pattern; if (isset($this->pattern[0]) && $this->pattern[0] === '/') { $this->regex = $this->pattern; } else { $this->regex = '/' . $this->pattern . '/i'; } } public function getPattern(): string { return $this->pattern; } public function getRegex(): string { return $this->regex; } public function matches(string $word): bool { return preg_match($this->getRegex(), $word) === 1; } }