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Availability
This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 1.0.
Syntax
fileContains(path_to_file, regex [, charset])
Description
Returns "true" if the file contains any string that matches the specified regex. If the regex contains a backslash replace it with two backslashes otherwise you will get a syntax error.Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
path_to_file | string | Yes | Specifies the file name. |
regex | string | Yes | Specifies search string into the file path_to_file. |
charset | string | No | The charset, optional. If you need to open a text file and the encoding is different, use a value that matches a valid charset name. Available starting with katl-commons 4.0.0. |
Return type
boolean (true/false)
Example
//This will match any "com.keplerrominfo.jira" occurence in myfile.txt. fileContains("C:/myfile.txt","com\\.keplerrominfo.jira");
Notes
It is recommended that you use absolute file paths with forward slashes ( / ).
See also