Actions
Added in 2.0
$hmatch(name|N,text,[N])
Searches table for the Nth item name which matches text using a wildcard pattern and returns the item name.
See also /hsave, /hload, /hmake, /hfree, /hdel, $hget.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| name|N | Name of the hash table or the Nth hash table. |
| text | Text to search for. |
| [N] | If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match. (optional) |
Properties
| Property | Description |
| .data | Search for a matching data value instead of item name. |
Example
; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the number of matches. //echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 0) ; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched item. //echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 1) ; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched data. //echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 1).data
Updated by Per Amundsen over 1 year ago · 7 revisions