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RegEx.Quote
Quotes text for use in patterns.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| RegEx | 7.5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MBS( "RegEx.Quote"; Text ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Text | The text to quote. | "Hello." |
Result
Returns text or error.
Description
Quotes text for use in patterns.Escapes all potentially meaningful regexp characters in text. The returned string, used as a regular expression, will exactly match the original string. For example, "1.5-2.0?" may become: "1\.5\-2\.0\?".
Note QuoteMeta behaves the same as perl's QuoteMeta function, *except* that it escapes the NUL character (\0) as backslash + 0, rather than backslash + NUL.
Examples
Escape a test string:
Show Custom Dialog [ "RegEx escaped" ; MBS( "RegEx.Quote"; "Hello? *test* 123" ) ]
Example result: "Hello\?\ \*test\*\ 123"
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Release notes
- Version 7.5
- Added RegEx.Replace, RegEx.ReplaceAll and RegEx.Quote functions.
Created 17th October 2017, last changed 25th November 2017
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