Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions - IsMatch Method

Does the string match the regular expression

Member of Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.ICompatibleUnicodeIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name

Type

Data Type

Description

Result

*Result (Optional)

Boolean

True if the string matches the expression

Pattern

*Input

Unicode String

Regular expression to test

Details

The IsMatch method will return True if the string matches the specified regular expression.

Example

In this example, the value entered is tested to ensure that it is all uppercase.

     Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB) Height(456) Width(864) 

        Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.Edit) Name(#Edit) DisplayPosition(1) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(1) Label('Uppercase only')

        Evtroutine Handling(#Edit.Changed) 

           #Edit.ClearError 

           If (*Not #Edit.Value.IsMatch( "^\[A-Z\]+$" )) 

              #Edit.ShowError( "Must be uppercase" ) 

           Endif

        Endroutine 

     End_Com


See also

All Component Classes

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