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Syntax

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matches(string, regex)

Description

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Excerpt
Returns true if character expression string matches the regular expression regex.

Parameters

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Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
string	string	Yes	Specifies a character expression to match the regex against.
regex	string	Yes	Specifies a regular expression to match the specified string.

Return type

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boolean (true/false)

Related routines

Example

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Example 1

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Code Block
wret = matches("This will return ?", ".*will.*"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches any string containing "will". Prints Return true

Example 2

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wret = matches("This will return ?", "will"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches only the string "will". Prints Return false

Example 3

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wret = matches("This will return ?", ".*will[^\\?]*\\?"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches any string containing "will" and ending with a question mark. Prints Return true

Notes

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Note
As shown in Example 3, use double backslash (\\) instead of a single backslash where needed. For more information on regular expressions, see http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html Oracle documentation.

See also

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