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= | {{MacroFunction | ||
|name=getGroupStart | |||
|description=Returns the start index of the specified capture group for the specified match that was found using [[strfind|strfind()]] | |||
|usage= | |||
<source lang="mtmacro" line> | <source lang="mtmacro" line> | ||
[h: text = getGroupStart(id, match, group)] | [h: text = getGroupStart(id, match, group)] | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
Where | Where | ||
* id is the id returned by [[ | * id is the id returned by [[strfind|strfind()]] | ||
* match is the number of the match found by [[ | * match is the number of the match found by [[strfind|strfind()]] | ||
* group is the number of the capture group found by [[ | * group is the number of the capture group found by [[strfind|strfind()]] | ||
|example= | |||
<source lang="mtmacro" line> | <source lang="mtmacro" line> | ||
[h: id = strfind("this is a test", "(\\S+)\\s(\\S+)\\s*")] | [h: id = strfind("this is a test", "(\\S+)\\s(\\S+)\\s*")] | ||
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match 2, group 2 start = 10 | match 2, group 2 start = 10 | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
}} | |||
[[Category:String Function]] | |||
Revision as of 03:15, 7 March 2009
getGroupStart() Function
Returns the start index of the specified capture group for the specified match that was found using strfind()
Usage
[h: text = getGroupStart(id, match, group)]Where
- id is the id returned by strfind()
- match is the number of the match found by strfind()
- group is the number of the capture group found by strfind()
Example
[h: id = strfind("this is a test", "(\\S+)\\s(\\S+)\\s*")]
match 1, group 1 start = [getGroupStart(id, 1, 1)]<br>
match 1, group 2 start = [getGroupStart(id, 1, 2)]<br>
match 2, group 1 start = [getGroupStart(id, 2, 1)]<br>
match 2, group 2 start = [getGroupStart(id, 2, 2)]<br>Returns
match 1, group 1 start = 0 match 1, group 2 start = 5 match 2, group 1 start = 8 match 2, group 2 start = 10