ExtractRegularExpression()

Syntax

Result = ExtractRegularExpression(#RegularExpression, String$, Array$())

Extract strings according to the #RegularExpression into an array. The array is automatically resized to the number of element matching the expression found in the 'String$'. The number element found is return in 'Result'.

Example:

  ; This expression will match every word of 3 letter which begin by a lower case letter,
  ; followed with the character 'b' and which ends with an uppercase letter. ex: abC
  ;    
  If CreateRegularExpression(0, "[a-z]b[A-Z]")
    Dim Result$(0)
    NbFound = ExtractRegularExpression(0, "abC ABc zbA abc", Result$())
    For k = 0 To NbFound-1
      Debug Result$(k)
    Next
  Else
    Debug RegularExpressionError()
  EndIf

Supported OS

All