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_Added in 2.4_ *$regmlex([name], M, N, [&binvar])* Returns the Nth [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]] capture group from the Mth match from [[$regex]], [[$regsub]], [[$regsubex]] or from an [[Scripting_Events|event]]. _See also [[$regsubex]], [[$regsub]], [[$regex]], [[$regml]], [[$regerrstr]]._ *Parameters* [name] - A named [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]], if not defined result from the last [[Scripting_Regex|regular expression]] is returned. (optional) M - If M = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Mth match. N - The Nth group. [&binvar] - Adds the match to the specified &binvar instead. (changes return value to number of bytes added) *TODO* *Properties* .pos - Returns the match position in the text. .group - Returns the group position (includes empty groups). *Example* <pre> ; Search the text for the pattern 'abcdef' and print the result. //echo -ag Number of matches: $regex(abcdef,/([a-z])([a-z])/g) - $regmlex(1,1) $regmlex(1,2) $regmlex(2,1) $regmlex(2,2) </pre>