| Syntax |
string.patternMatch (pattern, string)
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| Params |
pattern is a character or string of one or more characters to be searched for in string.
string is the string to be searched in an effort to find pattern.
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| Action |
Locates the character (s) in pattern in string.
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| Returns |
A number indicating the position of pattern in string if found; otherwise, returns 0.
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| Examples |
string.patternMatch ("y", "Rudy Kiesler")
» 4
string.patternMatch ("z", "Rudy Kiesler")
» 0
t = "1:43";
delimiterPosition = string.patternMatch (":", t);
string.mid (t, delimiterPosition + 1, 2);
"43"
This extracts characters starting at position found with string.patternMatch and returns "43".
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| Notes |
Return value is 1-based (i.e., the first character in a string is 1).
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