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core.regexp

Regular expression matching and substitution functions.

match

Description

Returns a list of matches from the given text for the supplied pattern. PCRE modifiers ``/ig`` are implied.

Usage

<pattern> <text>

Examples

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(match "\d+" "The year 2014 saw precisely 10 things happen.")
("2014" "10")

replace

Description

Replaces any matches of pattern in the given text with the given string. PCRE modifiers ``/ig`` are implied.

Usage

<pattern> <replacement> <text>

Examples

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(replace "hundred" "billion" "You have won a hundred dollars!")
"You have won a billion dollars!"