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==Function getGroupCount==
{{MacroFunction
|name=getGroupCount
|description=Returns the number of capture groups for the match performed by [[strfind|strfind()]].


Returns the number of capture groups for the match performed by [[Macros:Functions:strfind|strfind()]].
|usage=
 
===Usage===
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
[h: text = getGroupCount(id)]
[h: text = getGroupCount(id)]
</source>
</source>
id is the id returned by [[Macros:Functions:strfind|strfind()]]
id is the id returned by [[strfind|strfind()]]
===Examples===
|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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</source>
</source>
Returns 2.
Returns 2.
}}
[[Category:String Function]]

Revision as of 03:11, 7 March 2009

getGroupCount() Function

Returns the number of capture groups for the match performed by strfind().

Usage

[h: text = getGroupCount(id)]

id is the id returned by strfind()

Example

[h: id = strfind("this is a test", "(\\S+)\\s(\\S+)\\s*")]
[r: getGroupCount(id)]
Returns 2.