SimpleRegexMatch

Last Updated2008-03-26

Created At2008-03-26

Matches a string against a regular expression pattern.

Notes

If you intend on using the same regular expression pattern multiple times, consider using CompileRegex and MatchRegex instead of making this function reparse the expression each time.

stock int SimpleRegexMatch(const char[] str, const char[] pattern, int flags = 0, char[] error = "", int maxLen = 0)

Parameters

const char[] str

The string to check.

const char[] pattern

The regular expression pattern.

int flags

General flags for the regular expression.

char[] error

Error message, if applicable.

int maxLen

Maximum length of the error buffer.

Return Value

int Number of substrings found or -1 on failure.