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Per Amundsen, 08/13/2015 10:34 AM
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| 3 | *$regex([name], text, re)* |
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| 5 | Returns the number of strings in text that matched the [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression}]. |
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| 7 | *Parameters* |
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| 9 | 3 | Per Amundsen | [name] - Name of the search, which can later be referenced using [[$regml]]. (optional) |
| 10 | 1 | Per Amundsen | text - The text to search. |
| 11 | re - The [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression}] to perform. |
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| 13 | *Example* |
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| 15 | <pre> |
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| 16 | ; Search the text for the pattern '(hello)' and print the result. |
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| 17 | //echo -ag Number of matches: $regex(Hello World, /(hello)/) match 1 is: $regml(1) |
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| 18 | 2 | Per Amundsen | </pre> |