Smatch (MPI)
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Matches 'str' against the wildcard pattern. | Matches 'str' against the wildcard pattern. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 31 March 2007
smatch
{smatch:str,pattern}
Matches 'str' against the wildcard pattern.
If there is a match, this returns true, or "1". If it doesn't match, this returns a value of "0", or false.
In wildcard patterns, the following characters have the following meanings:
* matches any number of any character.
? matches one character, of any type.
[abcde] matches one char, if it is a, b, c, d, or e.
[a-z] matches one char, if it is between a and z, inclusive.
[^abd-z] matches one char is it is NOT a, b, or between d and z.
{word1|word2} matches one word, if it is word1, or word2.
{^word1|word2} matches one word, if it is NOT word1 or word2.
\ escapes any of the prev chars, making it not special.
