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|gr1= Strings - Regular Expression  | |gr1= Strings - Regular Expression  | ||
|s1= haystack [[  | |s1= haystack [[regexMatch]] pattern  | ||
|p1= haystack: [[String]]  | |p1= haystack: [[String]]  | ||
|p2= pattern: [[String]] -   | |p2= pattern: [[String]] - in format [[Arma 3: Regular Expressions|regex pattern]]  | ||
|r1= [[Boolean]] - Returns [[true]] if match was found, otherwise [[false]]  | |r1= [[Boolean]] - Returns [[true]] if match was found, otherwise [[false]]  | ||
|x1= <  | |x1= <sqf>"I'm a coOkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*cookie.*"; // true</sqf>  | ||
|x2= <  | |x2= <sqf>"I'm a coOkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*cookie.*/"; // false, empty flags == case sensitive</sqf>  | ||
|x3= <  | |x3= <sqf>forceUnicode 1;  | ||
"I'm a coÖkIe clicker"   | "I'm a coÖkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*coökie.*";</sqf>  | ||
|x4= <  | |x4= <sqf>"Cookie clicker" regexMatch "cookie/i"; // false, pattern does not fully match the haystack</sqf>  | ||
|seealso= [[regexFind]] [[regexReplace]]  | |seealso= [[regexFind]] [[regexReplace]]  | ||
}}  | }}  | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 5 May 2022
Description
- Description:
 - Returns whether the haystack matches the pattern.
 - Groups:
 - Strings - Regular Expression
 
Syntax
- Syntax:
 - haystack regexMatch pattern
 - Parameters:
 - haystack: String
 - pattern: String - in format regex pattern
 - Return Value:
 - Boolean - Returns true if match was found, otherwise false
 
Examples
- Example 1:
 - "I'm a coOkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*cookie.*"; // true
 - Example 2:
 - "I'm a coOkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*cookie.*/"; // false, empty flags == case sensitive
 - Example 3:
 - Example 4:
 - "Cookie clicker" regexMatch "cookie/i"; // false, pattern does not fully match the haystack
 
Additional Information
- See also:
 - regexFind regexReplace
 
Notes
- 
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