Difference between revisions of "Utf8.match"
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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2016.06<br/> | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2016.06<br/> | ||
| + | '''Class:''' [[utf8]]<br/> | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | Looks for the first match of pattern in the string s | + | Looks for the first match of ''pattern'' in the string ''s''. |
| − | < | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> |
(strings) = utf8.match(s,pattern,init) | (strings) = utf8.match(s,pattern,init) | ||
| − | </ | + | </syntaxhighlight> |
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| + | If it finds one, then match returns the captures from the pattern; otherwise it returns nil. | ||
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| + | If pattern specifies no captures, then the whole match is returned. | ||
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| + | A third, optional numerical argument init specifies where to start the search; its default value is 1 and can be negative. | ||
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=== Parameters === | === Parameters === | ||
| − | '''s''': (string) | + | '''s''': (string) <br/> |
| − | '''pattern''': (string) | + | '''pattern''': (string) <br/> |
| − | '''init''': (number) | + | '''init''': (number) '''optional'''<br/> |
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=== Return values === | === Return values === | ||
'''Returns''' (strings) captures<br/> | '''Returns''' (strings) captures<br/> | ||
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| + | {{Utf8}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:01, 1 December 2023
Available since: Gideros 2016.06
Class: utf8
Description
Looks for the first match of pattern in the string s.
(strings) = utf8.match(s,pattern,init)
If it finds one, then match returns the captures from the pattern; otherwise it returns nil.
If pattern specifies no captures, then the whole match is returned.
A third, optional numerical argument init specifies where to start the search; its default value is 1 and can be negative.
Parameters
s: (string)
pattern: (string)
init: (number) optional
Return values
Returns (strings) captures
