core.regexp
Regular expression matching and substitution functions.
match
Description
Returns a list of matches from the given text for the supplied pattern. PCRE modifiers ``/ig`` are implied.
Usage
<pattern> <text>
Examples
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(match "\d+" "The year 2014 saw precisely 10 things happen.")
("2014" "10")replace
Description
Replaces any matches of pattern in the given text with the given string. PCRE modifiers ``/ig`` are implied.
Usage
<pattern> <replacement> <text>
Examples
:emphasize-lines: 2
(replace "hundred" "billion" "You have won a hundred dollars!")
"You have won a billion dollars!"