Added in 1.9.0
$regml([name], N, [&binvar])
Returns the Nth regular expression match from $regex, $regsub, $regsubex or from an event.
Same as $regbr.
See also $regsubex, $regsub, $regex, $regmlex, $regerrstr.
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] | Adds the match to the specified &binvar instead. (changes return value to number of bytes added) |
Properties
| Property | Description |
| .pos | Returns the match position in the text. |
| .group | Returns the group position (includes empty groups). |
| .full | Returns the full match. (AdiIRC only) |
Example
; Search the text for the pattern '(hello)' and print the result. //echo -ag Number of matches: $regex(Hello World, /(Hello)/) match 1 is: $regml(1) ; Prefix an event with '$' allows the use of a regular expression in the 'matchtext' field which will fill $regml with the result. on $*:TEXT:/Hello/g:*:echo -ag found $regml(0) matches, first match was $regml(1)