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Function: ReFind

Uses a regular expression (RE) to search a string for a pattern, starting from a specified position.

The search is case-sensitive. It will return numeric if returnsubexpressions is false and a struct of arrays named "len", "match" and "pos" when returnsubexpressions is true.

Method Signature

ReFind(reg_expression=[string], string=[string], start=[integer], returnSubExpressions=[boolean], scope=[string])

Arguments

Argument Type Required Description Default
reg_expression string true The regular expression to search for
string string true The string to serach in
start integer false The position from which to start searching in the string. Default is 1. 1
returnSubExpressions boolean false True: if the regular expression is found, the first array element contains the length and position, respectively, of
the first match. If the regular expression contains parentheses that group subexpressions, each subsequent array
element contains the length and position, respectively, of the first occurrence of each group. If the regular
expression is not found, the arrays each contain one element with the value 0. False: the function returns the
position in the string where the match begins. Default.		 false
scope string false "one": returns the first value that matches the regex. "all": returns all values that match the regex. one

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