regexMatch

2.06

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Only available in Development branch(es) until its release with Arma 3 patch v2.06.

Description

Description:

Returns whether a match with given pattern in haystack was found.

Groups:

Strings - Regular Expression

Syntax

Syntax:

haystack regexMatch pattern

Parameters:

haystack: String

pattern: String - 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:

forceUnicode 1; "I'm a coÖkIe clicker" regexMatch ".*coökie.*";

Additional Information

See also:

regexFind regexReplace

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