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{{MacroFunction
{{MacroFunction
|name=getFindCount
|name=getFindCount
|version=1.3b48
|description=Returns the number of times that [[strfind| strfind()]] was able to match the input string.
|description=Returns the number of times that [[strfind| strfind()]] was able to match the input string.


|usage=
|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
[h: count = getFindCount(id)]
getFindCount(id)
</source>
</source>



Revision as of 11:51, 10 March 2009

getFindCount() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b48
Returns the number of times that strfind() was able to match the input string.

Usage

getFindCount(id)

The id is the id value returned by strfind().

Example

[h: id = strfind("this is a test", "(\\S+)\\s+(\\S+)\\s*")]
[r: getFindCount(id)]
Returns 2.