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Returns 1 if a string matches pattern or 0 if it does not. The pattern can be a [[Macros:regular expression|regular expression]]. Matches performs a while string comparison, so the pattern must match the whole of the input string and not only part of it. | Returns 1 if a string matches pattern or 0 if it does not. The pattern can be a [[Macros:regular expression|regular expression]]. Matches performs a while string comparison, so the pattern must match the whole of the input string and not only part of it. | ||
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<source lang="mtmacro" line> | <source lang="mtmacro" line> | ||
[h: val = matches(str, pattern)] | [h: val = matches(str, pattern)] | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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<source lang="mtmacro" line> | <source lang="mtmacro" line> | ||
[r: matches("This is a test", "test")] | [r: matches("This is a test", "test")] | ||
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[[Category:String Function]] | |||
Revision as of 02:55, 9 March 2009
matches() Function
Returns 1 if a string matches pattern or 0 if it does not. The pattern can be a regular expression. Matches performs a while string comparison, so the pattern must match the whole of the input string and not only part of it.
Usage
[h: val = matches(str, pattern)]Examples
[r: matches("This is a test", "test")]
[r: matches("test", "test")]
[r: matches("This is a test", ".*test")]Returns
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