type

Regex

src @Serializable { simple=true }
const class Regex : Obj

Regex represents a regular expression.

constructors

fromStr

Compile a regular expression pattern string.

fields

defVal

Default value is Regex("").

methods

equals

Equality is based on pattern string and flags.

flags

Return flags string

glob

Make a Regex which will match a glob pattern

hash

Return toStr.hash.

matcher

Return a RegexMatcher instance to use for matching operations against the specified string.

matches

Convenience for matcher(s).matches.

quote

Make a Regex that matches the given string exactly.

split

Split the specified string around matches of this pattern.

toStr

Return the regular expression pattern string.

Slot Details

defVal

src const static Regex defVal

Default value is Regex("").

equals

src virtual override Bool equals(Obj? obj)

Equality is based on pattern string and flags.

flags

src Str flags()

Return flags string

fromStr

src static new fromStr(Str pattern, Str flags := "")

Compile a regular expression pattern string. Flags is a string of ASCII chars. In JavaScript the flags are passed directly to RegExp. In Java the flags are matched against known constants or ignored. The following cross-platform flags are supported:

  • i: case insensitive
  • m: multi-line support for start/end matching
  • s: dot all to allow "." to match newlines

glob

src static Regex glob(Str pattern)

Make a Regex which will match a glob pattern:

  • "?": match one unknown char (maps to "." in regex)
  • "*": match zero or more unknown char (maps to ".*" in regex)
  • any other character is matched exactly

hash

src virtual override Int hash()

Return toStr.hash.

matcher

src RegexMatcher matcher(Str s)

Return a RegexMatcher instance to use for matching operations against the specified string.

matches

src Bool matches(Str s)

Convenience for matcher(s).matches.

quote

src static Regex quote(Str str)

Make a Regex that matches the given string exactly. All non-alpha numeric characters are escaped.

split

src Str[] split(Str s, Int limit := 0)

Split the specified string around matches of this pattern. The limit parameter specifies how many times to apply the pattern:

  • If limit is greater than zero, the pattern is applied at most limit-1 times and any remaining input will be returned as the list's last item.
  • If limit is less than zero, then the pattern is matched as many times as possible.
  • If limit is zero, then the pattern is matched as many times as possible, but trailing empty strings are discarded.

toStr

src virtual override Str toStr()

Return the regular expression pattern string.