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Added in 1.9.6

$regbr([name], N, [&binvar])

Returns the Nth regular expression match from $regex, $regsub, $regsubex or from an event.

Same as $regml.

Parameters

Parameter Description
[name] A named regular expression, if not defined result from the last regular expression is returned. (optional)
N If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match.
[&binvar] TODO

Properties

Property Description
.pos Returns the match position in the text.
.group Returns the group position (includes empty groups).

Example

; Search the text for the pattern '(hello)' and print the result.
//echo -ag Number of matches: $regex(Hello World, /(Hello)/) match 1 is: $regbr(1)

; Prefix an event with '$' allows the use of a regular expression in the 'matchtext' field which will fill $regbr with the result.
on $*:TEXT:/Hello/g:*:echo -ag found $regbr(0) matches, first match was $regbr(1)

Updated by Per Amundsen about 1 year ago · 4 revisions

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