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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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matches(str, pattern) | |||
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Revision as of 11:46, 10 March 2009
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
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