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2.06

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Description

Description:: Searches in a string with a regular expression.
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See Arma 3: Regular Expressions.
Groups:: Strings - Regular Expression

Syntax

Syntax:

haystack regexFind [pattern, startOffset]

Parameters:

haystack: String

pattern: String - format regex pattern

startOffset: Number - (Optional, default 0) has to be in range from 0 to count haystack (haystack's length)

Return Value:

Array of nested arrays. Each lowest level array in format:

0: String - match
1: Number - offset of given match relative to haystack beginning (the provided offset is ignored)

Examples

Example 1:: "wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/gio"]; // [[["wooKie", 0]], [["boOkie", 7]], [["cookie", 14]]]
Example 2:: "wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/i"]; // [[["wooKie",0]]]
Example 3:: "wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/"]; // [[["cookie", 14]]]
Example 4:: Multiline example:
"co1kie2 co2kie" regexFind ["^co.kie$"]; // [[["co2kie",9]]]
Example 5:: "I'm a cookie clicker" regexFind ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e/i"]; // [[["cookie",6], ["oo", 7], ["i", 10]]]
Example 6:: "I'm a cookie clicker" regexFind ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e"]; // [[["cookie", 6], ["oo", 7], ["i", 10]], [["clicke", 13], ["lic", 14], ["", 18]]]

Additional Information

See also:: regexMatch regexReplace

Notes

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 {{RV|type=command
-|game1= arma3dev
+|game1= arma3
-|version1= 2.05
+|version1= 2.06
-|descr= Returns all all matches found with given ''pattern'' in given ''haystack'' and their offset.
+|descr= Searches in a string with a regular expression.
+{{Feature|informative|See [[Arma 3: Regular Expressions]].}}
-|gr1= Regular Expression (Regex)
+|gr1= Strings - Regular Expression
-|s1= haystack [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] [pattern, startOffset]
+|s1= haystack [[regexFind]] [pattern, startOffset]
 |p1= haystack: [[String]]
-|p2= pattern: [[String]] - Format [[:Category:Command Group: Regular Expression (Regex)|regex pattern]]
+|p2= pattern: [[String]] - format [[Arma 3: Regular Expressions|regex pattern]]
-|p3= offset: [[Number]] - (Optional, default: 0) The ''offset'' has to be smaller then {{ic|[[count]] haystack}} and {{ic|>{{=}} 0}}
+|p3= startOffset: [[Number]] - (Optional, default 0) has to be in range from 0 to <sqf inline>count haystack</sqf> (''haystack''<nowiki/>'s length)
-|r1= [[Array]] of arrays. Each array in format:
+|r1= [[Array]] of nested arrays. Each lowest level array in format:
-* 0: [[String]] - Match
+* 0: [[String]] - match
-* 1: [[Number]]  - Offset of given match relative to ''haystack'' beginning. Provided ''offset'' is ignored
+* 1: [[Number]]  - offset of given match relative to ''haystack'' beginning (the provided ''offset'' is ignored)
-|x1= <code>"wooKie boOkie cookie" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] [".ookie/gio"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["wooKie",0],["boOkie",7],["cookie",14]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+|x1= <sqf>"wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/gio"]; // [[["wooKie", 0]], [<nowiki/>["boOkie", 7]], [<nowiki/>["cookie", 14]]]</sqf>
-|x2= <code>"wooKie boOkie cookie" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] [".ookie/i"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["wooKie",0]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+|x2= <sqf>"wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/i"]; // [[["wooKie",0]]]</sqf>
-|x3= <code>"wooKie boOkie cookie" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] [".ookie/"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["wooKie",0],["boOkie",7],["cookie",14]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+|x3= <sqf>"wooKie boOkie cookie" regexFind [".ookie/"]; // [[["cookie", 14]]]</sqf>
-|x4= Multiline example:<code>"co1kie2
+|x4= Multiline example:
-co2kie" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] ["^co.kie$"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["co1kie",0],["co2kie",8]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+<sqf>
+"co1kie2
+co2kie" regexFind ["^co.kie$"]; // [[["co2kie",9]]]</sqf>
-|x5= <code>"I'm a cookie clicker" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e/i"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["cookie",6],["oo",7],["i",10]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+|x5= <sqf>
+"I'm a cookie clicker" regexFind ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e/i"]; // [[["cookie",6], ["oo", 7], ["i", 10]]]
+</sqf>
-|x6= <code>"I'm a cookie clicker" [[{{PAGENAMEE}}]] ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e"]; {{cc|<nowiki>[["cookie",6],["oo",7],["i",10],["clicke",13],["lic",14],["",18]]</nowiki>}}</code>
+|x6= <sqf>"I'm a cookie clicker" regexFind ["c(.*?)k(.*?)e"]; // [[["cookie", 6], ["oo", 7], ["i", 10]], [["clicke", 13], ["lic", 14], ["", 18]]]</sqf>
 |seealso= [[regexMatch]] [[regexReplace]]
 }}