uGlob

Syntax

bool uGlob(pattern, text)

Parameters

• string pattern – A string describing a match pattern
• string text – A string to investigate

Examples

• Example 1 – Compare values using UNIX file globbing syntax:

  uGlob("Mr. *", "Mr. Smith")   // returns 1, indicating
  a match

  uGlob("Mr. *", "Mrs. Clarke") // returns 0

  Globbing rules:

  “*” – matches any sequence of zero or more characters.

  “?” – matches exactly one character. [^...] – matches one character not in the enclosed list.

  [...] – matches one character from the enclosed list of characters.

  With [...] and [^...] matching, a closing square bracket ( ] ) can be included in the list by making it the first character after an opening square bracket ( [ ) or a caret ( ^ ). Specify a range of characters using a hyphen ( - ):

  • “[a-z]” matches any single lowercase letter. To match a hyphen ( - ), make it the last character in the list.

  • To match an asterisk ( * ) or a question mark ( ? ), place them in square brackets ( [] ).

    For example: abc[*]xyz, matches the literal value “abc*xyz” .