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= | {{MacroFunction | ||
|name=matches | |||
|version=1.3b48 | |||
|description= | |||
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. | ||
|usage= | |||
< | <syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line> | ||
matches(str, pattern) | |||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
|examples= | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line> | |||
< | |||
[r: matches("This is a test", "test")] | [r: matches("This is a test", "test")] | ||
[r: matches("test", "test")] | [r: matches("test", "test")] | ||
[r: matches("This is a test", ".*test")] | [r: matches("This is a test", ".*test")] | ||
</ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Returns | Returns | ||
<pre> | |||
0 | 0 | ||
1 | 1 | ||
1 | 1 | ||
</pre> | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:String Function]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:59, 15 March 2023
matches() Function
• Introduced in version 1.3b48
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
matches(str, pattern)Examples
[r: matches("This is a test", "test")]
[r: matches("test", "test")]
[r: matches("This is a test", ".*test")]Returns
0
1
1