match(String,String) -- regular expression matching

Synopsis

• Usage:

  match(p,s)

• Function: match
• Inputs:
  • p, a string, a regular expression
  • s, a string, a subject string to be searched
• Outputs:
  • a list, whether the regular expression p matches the string s
• Consequences:

  • the variable lastMatch is set to the value returned by regex, which is called by match

Description

i1 : match ("asd", "--asd--")

o1 = true

i2 : lastMatch

o2 = {(2, 3)}

o2 : List

i3 : match ("asd", "--as--")

o3 = false

i4 : lastMatch

See also

• regular expressions -- syntax for regular expressions inside Macaulay2
• regex -- define and evaluate a regular expression
• replace -- replacement in strings and lists