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RegEx.Pattern

Queries the pattern used to compile this regular expression.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
RegEx 4.4 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "RegEx.Pattern"; RegExRef )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
RegExRef The reference number for the regular expression returned from RegEx.Compile. $regex

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Queries the pattern used to compile this regular expression.

Examples

Query pattern:

Set Variable [ $Pattern ; Value: "H(.*)o (.)or(..)" ]
Set Variable [ $Regex ; Value: MBS("RegEx.Compile"; $Pattern; "CaseLess") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Pattern used" ; MBS( "RegEx.Pattern"; $RegEx ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("RegEx.Release"; $RegEx) ]

See also

This function is free to use.

Created 26th October 2014, last changed 26th April 2023


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