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Properties:
Name | Type | Description |
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wildcard |
string | the wildcard to use in your strings, defaults to '*' |
caseSensitive |
boolean | whether matches should care about case, defaults to true |
Methods
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<private, static> checkRollbackStrings(rollbackStrings, patternSubstrings)
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When a match doesn't continue to the end of the string, this function rolls back to try again with the rest of the string
Parameters:
Name Type Description rollbackStrings
Array.<string> The list of substrings that appeared prior to the current match
patternSubstrings
Array.<string> The matching list of pattens that need to be matched before the current pattern
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<static> match(pattern, string)
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Check if a string matches a pattern
Parameters:
Name Type Description pattern
string The pattern to match using the configured wildcard
string
string The string to test for a match
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<static> replace(pattern, strings)
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Replace wildcards in a pattern with strings (string interpolation)
Parameters:
Name Type Description pattern
string The start string, using wildcards as placeholders
strings
string | Array.<string> The string or strings to replace the wildcards in the pattern.
If you pass a single string, it will replace all the wildcards with the string.
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Throws:
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The number of items in the strings array (if you pass an array) must match the number of wildcards in the pattern string.
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You need to pass both parameters
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You need to pass the right types