Regex.compile (3kaya)

Compile a regular expression

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SYNOPSIS

Regex compile( String pattern, [REFlags] fl=createArray(1) )

ARGUMENTS

pattern The regular expression pattern to compile

fl A list of Regex.REFlags (3kaya) options for the regular expression. This parameter is optional and defaults to the empty list.

DESCRIPTION

Compile a regular expression and return the compiled Regex.Regex (3kaya) This can then be re-used in several function calls for greater efficiency.

Note that if a literal backslash needs to be matched, it must be written as "\\\

  • // these two are equivalent test1 = quickMatch("\\\ test2 = quickMatch(R"\

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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