NAME
Tcl_StringMatch, Tcl_StringCaseMatch - test whether a
string matches a pattern
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
int
Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)
int
Tcl_StringCaseMatch(string, pattern, nocase)
ARGUMENTS
char *string (in) String to test.
char *pattern (in) Pattern to match
against string.
May contain spe
cial characters
from the set
*?\[].
int nocase (in) Specifies
whether the
match should be
done case-sensi
tive (0) or
case-insensitive
(1).
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DESCRIPTION
This utility procedure determines whether a string matches
a given pattern. 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 algo
rithm used by the C-shell for file name matching; see the
Tcl manual entry for details. |
In Tcl_StringCaseMatch, the algorithm is the same, but you |
have the option to make the matching case-insensitive. If |
you choose this (by passing nocase as 1), then the string |
and pattern are essentially matched in the lower case.
KEYWORDS
match, pattern, string
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