const class sys::Regex
sys::Obj sys::Regex
Regex represents a regular expression.
- equals
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virtual override Bool equals(Obj? obj)
Equality is based on pattern string.
- fromStr
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const static Regex fromStr(Str pattern)
Compile a regular expression pattern string.
- glob
-
const static Regex glob(Str pattern)
Make a Regex which will match a glob pattern:
- "?": match one unknown char (maps to "." in regex)
- "*": match zero or more unknown char (maps to ".*" in regex)
- any other character is matched exactly
- hash
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virtual override Int hash()
Return
toStr.hash
. - matcher
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RegexMatcher matcher(Str s)
Return a
RegexMatcher
instance to use for matching operations against the specified string. - matches
-
Convenience for
matcher(s).matches
. - split
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Str[] split(Str s, Int limit := 0)
Split the specified string around matches of this pattern. The
limit
parameter specifies how many times to apply the pattern:- If
limit
is greater than zero, the pattern is applied at mostlimit-1
times and any remaining input will be returned as the list's last item. - If
limit
is less than zero, then the pattern is matched as many times as possible. - If
limit
is zero, then the pattern is matched as many times as possible, but trailing empty strings are discarded.
- If
- toStr
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virtual override Str toStr()
Return the regular expression pattern string.