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[Titan]

Details in the script.

Download v2 or 1.3 final
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[Chris]

I've added a link to this great resource from the "related" section of RegExMatch().

Your code is so short I was tempted to put it into the examples section. But I don't understand it well enough to be comfortable with that -- in part due to not fully understanding Grep. So I just linked to this topic, which provides your full examples and makes it easier for you to update it.

Thanks.

[Titan]

I designed them to be as fast as possible which is why some expressions look a bit cryptic. grep which I just updated, returns matches and positions as comma seperated values which is ideal for use in functions since StringSplit facilitates for global/local array creation. RegExMatchAll is better for general use as it supports subpatterns.
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[Titan]

In version 1.2 I fixed the infinite recursion bug that occurred when UnquotedOutputVar had the same address as Haystack. Performance increased by 20% somehow. Version 1.3 brings a few new options to grep().
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[Laszlo]

RegExReplace often provides a simpler alternative (putting all matches in a variable)

[Titan]

I use that method for a few things but it has its limitations i.e. it can't get subpatterns or positions, fails with options and complex expressions, can't recurse or backtrack, breaks backreferences and possibly some anchors and atomic groups, matches surrounding whitespace/delimiter chars etc. The lazy wildcard is said to be very slow and is generally discouraged.
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[Joy2DWorld]

To do a MATCHALL, there is an (?) easier / FASTER way...

example:

[Titan]

That's how grep() works, but instead of using a Loop you get the convenience of a single function and a few extra options.
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[Joy2DWorld]

if we de-obscifate your function:

[Titan]

[Joy2DWorld]

ok...


so easy, even pre-beginner can use !!!



STARTER:

use it like this,


RegexMall( HAYSTACK, NEEDLE)

get back

for *each* (?<named_match>xxxxxx)

ie.. "(?<first>\d+)\D+(?<second>\d*?)\s*(?<third>\w+)" is legal.


matched result contained in named matches, eg:

$named_match1 - 9999

function returns # of matches




also:

$ has full matches

$RegEx1-999 has full match for that match #

$0 also has # of matches...




options:


RegexMall(haystack,Needle, "VARIABLE TO USE", "Spacer to use", Position to start in regexreplace)


spacer applies to TOTAL MATCH return string... eg. "$" (if no variable alternative designated)


RegexMall(hay,needle,"THIS_") ->

returns

THIS_namedmatch1
THIS_namedmatch2

etc..

ie. in place of default "$"

[Titan]

Your proposals look good. I will try to update my scripts soon, in the mean time users can copy your version.
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[Titan]

In version 2.0 RegExMatchAll() has been replaced with grepcsv(). Details are in the script.
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[Joy2DWorld]