using php preg_match to get text after @something
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I'm using 

    if (preg_match('/@type\s+([^\s]+)/', $refProp->getDocComment(), $matches)) {
        return $matches[1];
    } else {
         return false;
    }

to read a datatype like:

    /**
    *@type INT
    */
Here, I'll get the 'INT' string.

Now, I'll like to access the hole thing. Like:

    /**
    *@type INT NOT NULL DEFAUTL 1
    */
Including the whitespaces. How can I do it?

Thank you in advance!