JCL Help:StrMatch@AnsiString@AnsiString@SizeInt
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Summary
Returns the index of the first character in a specified sub-string that occurs in a given string.
Pascal
function StrMatch(const Substr: string; const S: string; Index: SizeInt = 1): SizeInt;
function StrMatch(const Substr: AnsiString; const S: AnsiString; Index: SizeInt = 1): SizeInt;
Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
| const Substr: string | The sub-string to search for. May contain wildcards. |
| Index: SizeInt = 1 | The index in Str at which to start the search. |
| Str | The string in which to search. |
Return Value
One-based index of the first character of SubStr in Str or 0 if SubStr does not occur in the supplied string.
Description
StrMatch returns the index of the first character in a specified sub-string that occurs in a given string. The search starts at the supplied index and is case-insensitive. The specified sub-string may contain wildcards. The '?' wildcard matches 1 character while the '*' wildcard matches 0 or more occurrences of a character. For example, 'J?DI' will find 'JEDI', 'JZDI' and 'JODI' (and more) while 'J*I' will find 'JEDI' and 'JI'.
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Azret Botash
Notes
The '*' wildcard currently doesn't work correctly, it produces the same result as '?'.
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