Tcl_StringMatch(3tcl) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_StringMatch(3tcl)
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NAME
Tcl_StringMatch, Tcl_StringCaseMatch - test whether a string matches a
pattern
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
int
Tcl_StringMatch(str, pattern)
int
Tcl_StringCaseMatch(str, pattern, flags)
ARGUMENTS
const char *str (in) String to test.
const char *pattern (in) Pattern to match against string. May
contain special characters from the
set *?\[].
int flags (in) OR-ed combination of match flags,
currently only TCL_MATCH_NOCASE. 0
specifies a case-sensitive search.
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DESCRIPTION
This utility procedure determines whether a string matches a given pat-
tern. If it does, then Tcl_StringMatch returns 1. Otherwise
Tcl_StringMatch returns 0. The algorithm used for matching is the same
algorithm used in the string match Tcl command and is similar to the
algorithm used by the C-shell for file name matching; see the Tcl man-
ual entry for details.
In Tcl_StringCaseMatch, the algorithm is the same, but you have the op-
tion to make the matching case-insensitive. If you choose this (by
passing TCL_MATCH_NOCASE), then the string and pattern are essentially
matched in the lower case.
KEYWORDS
match, pattern, string
Tcl 8.5 Tcl_StringMatch(3tcl)
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