string.match
Searches a string for a pattern
Prototype
cap1, cap2, cap3 = string.match (str, pattern, index)Description
Find the first match of the regular expression "pattern" in "str", starting at position "index".
The starting position (index) is optional, and defaults to 1 (the start of the string).
If found, returns any captures in the pattern. If no captures were specified the entire matching string is returned.
If not found, returns nil.
This is similar to string.find, except that the starting and ending index are not returned.
Note: string.match does not have the option for a "plain" search. If you want to do a search without regular expressions, use string.find.
The starting position (index) is optional, and defaults to 1 (the start of the string).
If found, returns any captures in the pattern. If no captures were specified the entire matching string is returned.
If not found, returns nil.
This is similar to string.find, except that the starting and ending index are not returned.
print (string.match ("You see dogs and cats", "s..")) --> see
Note: string.match does not have the option for a "plain" search. If you want to do a search without regular expressions, use string.find.
Lua functions
- string.byte - Converts a character into its ASCII (decimal) equivalent
- string.char - Converts ASCII codes into their equivalent characters
- string.dump - Converts a function into binary
- string.find - Searches a string for a pattern
- string.format - Formats a string
- string.gfind - Iterate over a string (obsolete in Lua 5.1)
- string.gmatch - Iterate over a string
- string.gsub - Substitute strings inside another string
- string.len - Return the length of a string
- string.lower - Converts a string to lower-case
- string.rep - Returns repeated copies of a string
- string.reverse - Reverses the order of characters in a string
- string.sub - Returns a substring of a string
- string.upper - Converts a string to upper-case
Topics
- Lua LPEG library
- Lua PCRE regular expression functions
- Lua base functions
- Lua bc (big number) functions
- Lua bit manipulation functions
- Lua coroutine functions
- Lua debug functions
- Lua io functions
- Lua math functions
- Lua os functions
- Lua package functions
- Lua script extensions
- Lua string functions
- Lua syntax
- Lua table functions
- Lua utilities
- Regular Expressions
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