regex_convert (MathScript RT Module Function)
Owning Class: string
Requires: MathScript RT Module
Syntax
a = regex_convert(option, format)
Legacy Name: regexptranslate
Description
Converts a string to a regular expression to use with the regex function, the regex_i function, or the regex_replace function.
Inputs
| Name | Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| option | Specifies how to convert the string to a regular expression. option is a string that accepts the following values.
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| format | Specifies the pattern to convert to a regular expression. |
Outputs
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| a | Returns the regular expression. |
Examples
a1 = regex_convert('wildcard', '*')
a2 = regex_convert('escape', '\n')
a3 = regex('a.txt, b.doc, cd.xls, 223.vi, 89.txt', regex_convert('wildcard', '*.txt'))
a4 = regex_convert('wildcard', '*.txt')