string.match
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| Function | |
| Syntax |
string.match( String string, String pattern[, Integer startindex ] ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
| If it finds a match in the pattern, it returns that. Otherwise, it will return nil . | |
| Returns: | String [,String , String , ...] |
| Part of Library: | String |
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Examples
| Description | Check's whether the string is a map or not. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | local str = "test.bsp"; if( string.match(str, "(%.bsp)$") )then print( "This is a map!" ); else print( "This is not a map." ); end |
| Output | "This is a map!" is printed in the console. |
| Description | Shows the use of multiple captures. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | local a = "one: two" local one,two = string.match(a, "(%l*): (%l*)") print("One: " .. one .. ", two: " .. two); |
| Output | One: one, two: two |
Additional Notes
- This is like string.find, but it returns the matched string instead of an Integer .
- Allows the usage of Regular Expressions.
- If () captures are used, it will return each of the captures as a separate value
