string_matcher.h File Reference

C API for the Lua string pattern matcher. More...

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include "util.h"

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Functions
LSB_UTIL_EXPORT bool	lsb_string_match (const char *s, size_t len, const char *p)
	Matches a string using a Lua string match pattern. More...
LSB_UTIL_EXPORT bool	lsb_string_find (const char *s, size_t ls, const char *p, size_t lp)
	Searches for a string literal within a string. More...

Detailed Description

C API for the Lua string pattern matcher.

Definition in file string_matcher.h.

Function Documentation

LSB_UTIL_EXPORT bool lsb_string_find	(	const char *	s,
		size_t	ls,
		const char *	p,
		size_t	lp
	)

Searches for a string literal within a string.

Parameters

s	String to search
ls	Length of the string
p	Literal match string
lp	Length of the match string

Returns

bool True if the string contains the literal

LSB_UTIL_EXPORT bool lsb_string_match	(	const char *	s,
		size_t	len,
		const char *	p
	)

Matches a string using a Lua string match pattern.

Parameters

s	String to match
len	Length of the string
p	Lua match pattern http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-string.match

Returns

bool True if the string matches the pattern