regexFind

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Description

Description:

Returns all matches found with given pattern in given haystack and their offset.

Groups:

Strings - Regular Expression

Syntax

Syntax:

haystack regexFind [pattern, startOffset]

Parameters:

haystack: String

pattern: String - Format regex pattern

offset: Number - (Optional, default: 0) has to be in range from 0 to count haystack (haystack 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. 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

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