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_Added in 1.9.6_
*$regbr([name], N)*
Returns the Nth [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]] match from [[$regex]], [[$regsub]], [[$regsubex]] or from an [[Scripting_Events|event]].
_Same as [[$regml]]._
*Parameters*
[name] - A named [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]], if not defined result from the last [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]] is returned. (optional)
N - If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match.
*Properties*
.pos - Returns the match position in the text.
.group - Returns the group position (includes empty groups).
*Example*
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; 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)
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