VBRegExp_Execute

Description

Executes a regular expression search against a specified string.

Syntax

pMatchCollection = VBRegExp_Execute(pReg, sourceString)

Returns

Number

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
pReg	Numeric	No	Regular expression handle created with VBRegExp_New function
sourceString	String	No	The text string upon which the regular expression is executed

Remarks

The actual pattern for the regular expression search is set using VBRegExp_SetPattern function.

VBRegExp_Execute returns a Matches collection containing a Match object for each match found in string.

VBRegExp_Execute returns an empty Matches collection if no match is found.

Restrictions