Boolean = String LIKE Pattern
Returns TRUE if String matches Pattern. The pattern can contain the following generic characters :
Generic character | Matches |
---|---|
* | Any number of any character. |
? | Any single character. |
[abc] | Any character between the brackets. |
[x-y] | Any character in the interval. |
[^x-y] | Any character not in the interval. |
\
prevents its following character to be interpreted as generic.
PRINT "Gambas" LIKE "G*"TRUE
PRINT "Gambas" LIKE "?[Aa]*"TRUE
PRINT "Gambas" LIKE "G[Aa]\\*"FALSE
Note: you must double the backslash character, otherwise \*
will be interpreted
by the compiler as a special character like \n
, \t
, ...
Or you can use this pattern string: LIKE "G[Aa][*]"
PRINT "Gambas" LIKE "G[^Aa]*"FALSE
InStr, Len, Left$, Mid$, Right$