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List.RegExMatch

Matches a list against a pattern.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
List	4.4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "List.RegExMatch"; List; Pattern; CompilerOptions; ExecuteOptions { ; NoReturnEnding } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

List The list of texts to search. "Hello"

Pattern The pattern to use. "H(.*)"

CompilerOptions A number for the options to use. e.g. 1 for case insensitive or 512 for ungreedy. 512+1

ExecuteOptions The options for executing. 0

NoReturnEnding Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
List	The list of texts to search.	"Hello"
Pattern	The pattern to use.	"H(.*)"
CompilerOptions	A number for the options to use. e.g. 1 for case insensitive or 512 for ungreedy.	512+1
ExecuteOptions	The options for executing.	0
NoReturnEnding	Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists.	1	Optional

Result

Returns list or error.

Description

Matches a list against a pattern.
This compiles the pattern, executes it and looks if we have a match or not for each list item.
Returns the list items which match.

Examples

Match Hello with pattern:

MBS( "List.RegExMatch"; "Hello¶Test¶World¶House¶Test"; "H(.*)o")

same without return on end of result:

MBS( "List.RegExMatch"; "Hello¶Test¶World¶House¶Test"; "H(.*)o”; 0; 0; 1)

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MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.4pr9

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