NAME

Tcl_StringMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern

SYNOPSIS

#include <tcl.h>

int
Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)

ARGUMENTS

char *string (in)
String to test.
char *pattern (in)
Pattern to match against string. May contain special characters from the set *?\[].

DESCRIPTION

This utility procedure determines whether a string matches a given pattern. If it does, then Tcl_StringMatch returns 1. Otherwise Tcl_StringMatch returns 0. The algorithm used for matching is the same algorithm used in the ``string match'' Tcl command and is similar to the algorithm used by the C-shell for file name matching; see the Tcl manual entry for details.

KEYWORDS

match, pattern, string 
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Copyright © 1995 Roger E. Critchlow Jr.