REGEXPR$

Description

Scan a string for a matching "wildcard" or regular expression.

Syntax

s = REGEXPR$(sMask, sMain, nStart, nVarPos, nVarLen)

Returns

String

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
sMask	String	No	Matching expression
sMain	String	No	String to scan
nStart	Numeric	No	Starting position
nVarPos	Variable	No	Numeric variable passed BYREF that will contain starting position of the matching string
nVarLen	Variable	No	Numeric variable passed BYREF that will contain the length of the matching string

Remarks

REGEXPR$ scans sMain for a matching expression specified in sMask. If found, it returns the position of the match in the nVarPos variable (indexed to the first character position), and the length of the matching expression in nVarLen.

Restrictions