Difference between revisions of "Utf8.match"

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__NOTOC__
 
__NOTOC__
<languages />
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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2016.06<br/>
'''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2016.06<br/>
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'''Class:''' [[utf8]]<br/>
'''<translate>Class</translate>:''' [[Special:MyLanguage/utf8|utf8]]<br/>
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=== <translate>Description</translate> ===
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=== Description ===
<translate>Looks for the first match of pattern in the string s. 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.</translate>
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Looks for the first match of ''pattern'' in the string ''s''.
<source lang="lua">
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
 
(strings) = utf8.match(s,pattern,init)
 
(strings) = utf8.match(s,pattern,init)
</source>
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</syntaxhighlight>
=== <translate>Parameters</translate> ===
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'''s''': (string) <translate></translate> <br/>
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If it finds one, then match returns the captures from the pattern; otherwise it returns nil.
'''pattern''': (string) <translate></translate> <br/>
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'''init''': (number) <translate></translate> '''optional'''<br/>
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If pattern specifies no captures, then the whole match is returned.
=== <translate>Return values</translate> ===
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'''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (strings) <translate>captures</translate><br/>
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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 ===
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'''s''': (string) <br/>
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'''pattern''': (string) <br/>
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'''init''': (number) '''optional'''<br/>
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=== Return values ===
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'''Returns''' (strings) captures<br/>
  
 
{{Utf8}}
 
{{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