Class RegularExpression

└ Immutable

└ Object

Represents a regular expression that can be used for matching and parsing strings. RegularExpression objects can be created explicitly from strings, but are more typically created using the shorthand syntax: /regex/.

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Constant Summary

MULTILINE:Int
CASE_INSENSITIVE:Int
DOTALL:Int

Initializer Summary

init(regex:String): Creates a new RegularExpression.
init(regex:String, flags:Int): Creates a new RegularExpression with the given flags.

Inherited Fields:

toString

Instance Method Summary

matcher(text:String):Matcher: Returns a Matcher which searches the given string.

Constants

@class
constant MULTILINE:Int

@class
constant CASE_INSENSITIVE:Int

@class
constant DOTALL:Int

Initializers


init
(regex:String)

Creates a new RegularExpression.

Parameters:: regex - value of type String


init
(regex:String,
 flags:Int)

Creates a new RegularExpression with the given flags.

Parameters:: regex - value of type String
flags - value of type Int

Instance Methods


function matcher

(text:String
):Matcher

Returns a Matcher which searches the given string.

Parameters:: text - value of type String