Package	core.strings
Class	public class WildExp
Inheritance	WildExp Object

A wild expression is constructed like a regular expression but is based on a globbing algorithm like the one you found for searching files on a hard-drive.

Syntax :

• 1. ? : match any unique char - exactly 1 char must be found
• 2. : match any number of chars - at least 0 or more any chars can be found
• 3. ! : ignore next char

Rules :

• 1. " is equal to " to " to an infinity number of " chars
• 2. "" is concatened to " (more precisely ")
• 3. " if for zero char to infinity chars
• 4. "! ignore the pattern and look for the char " in string
• 5. "!?" ignore the pattern and look for the char "?" in string

Tips and tricks :

1. find all the words in a string

 
     import core.strings.WildExp ;
     var we:WildExp   = new WildExp( ", WildExp.IGNORECASE | WildExp.MULTIWORD );
     var result:Array = we.test( "any phrases with words inside" );
     //result = [ "any", "phrases", "with", "words", "inside" ];
     

2. find comments in a string

 
     import core.strings.WildExp ;
     var we:WildExp   = new WildExp( "/!/\, WildExp.IGNORECASE | WildExp.MULTIWORD );
     var result:Array = we.test( "toto = \"123\"; /\ello world/" );
     //result = [ "toto = \"123\"; ", "hello world" ] ;
     

3. find the name, arguments and body of a function

 
     import core.strings.WildExp ;
     var we:WildExp = new WildExp( "function ", WildExp.IGNORECASE | WildExp.MULTIWORD );
     result = we.test( "function toto( a, b, c )\r\n{\treturn \"hello world\";\r\n\t}" );
     //result = [ "toto", " a, b, c ", "\r\n", "\treturn \"hello world\";\r\n\t" ];
     

---

         import core.strings.WildExp ;
         
         var wild:WildExp ;
         
         wild = new WildExp("foo. , WildExp.IGNORECASE ) ;
         
         trace( wild.test("foo") ) ; // false
         trace( wild.test("foo.") ) ; // true
         trace( wild.test("foo.bar") ) ; // true
         trace( wild.test("bar.foo.bar") ) ; // false
         trace( wild.test("FOO.bar") ) ; // false