(mongodb >=1.0.0)
BSON type for a regular expression pattern and optional » flags.
Note: This BSON type is mainly used when querying the database. Alternatively, the » $regex query operator may be used.
Example
Find names that start with "Al"
$regex = new MongoDB\BSON\Regex ( '^Al');
$cursor = $collection->find(array('name' => $regex));
//iterate through the cursor