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Per Amundsen, 01/16/2019 09:16 PM
| 1 | 1 | Per Amundsen | _Added in 1.9.0_ |
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| 3 | *$regex([name], text, re)* |
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| 5 | 5 | Per Amundsen | Returns the number of strings in text that matched the [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]]. |
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| 7 | 7 | Per Amundsen | _See also [[$regsubex]], [[$regml]], [[$regmlex]]._ |
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| 9 | 1 | Per Amundsen | *Parameters* |
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| 11 | 3 | Per Amundsen | [name] - Name of the search, which can later be referenced using [[$regml]]. (optional) |
| 12 | 1 | Per Amundsen | text - The text to search. |
| 13 | 4 | Per Amundsen | re - The [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]] to perform. |
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| 15 | *Example* |
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| 17 | <pre> |
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| 18 | ; Search the text for the pattern '(hello)' and print the result. |
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| 19 | 6 | Per Amundsen | //echo -ag Number of matches: $regex(Hello World, /(Hello)/) match 1 is: $regml(1) |
| 20 | 2 | Per Amundsen | </pre> |