AdiIRC

_Added in 2.0_

*$hmatch(name|N,text,[N],[M],[@window|command])*

Searches table for the Nth item name which matches text and returns the item name.

Uses [[Scripting_Wildcards|wildcard]] search by default.

_See also [[$hfind]]._

*Parameters*

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)

[M] - (optional)

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 n - Normal text comparison. (default if M is not specified)

 w - Text is [[Scripting_Wildcards|wildcard]] text.

 W - Hash table item/data is [[Scripting_Wildcards|wildcard]] text.

 r - Text is a egular expression.

 R - Hash table item/data is a regular expression.

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[@window|command] - if @window is defined, fills the side-listbox with the results, otherwise the command is run on each result.

*Properties*

.data - Search for a matching data value instead of item name.

*Example*

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; Searches hash table 'Example' for all items using and runs the command 'echo -ag $1-' on each result, $1- holds the item name or data.

//echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 0, w, echo -ag $1-)

; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the number of matches.

//echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 0, w)

; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched item.

//echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 1, w)

; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched data.

//echo -ag result: $hmatch(Example, *, 1, w).data

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