The library documents itself · Pattern matching

stzRegexLookaroundMaker

17 own methods · 0 forms written with extensions, listed under their method

the source: base/regex/stzRegexMaker.ring(opens in a new tab) · All classes · The area reference: Pattern matching

Under each method, its extensions (Q CS XT Z ZZ IB W U): bold and ticked, it exists; struck, it does not. The extensions and what they mean

Examples: 0 come from the library's tests; 1 were composed from each method's signature and run for this page, on a fresh object, for example o1 = new stzRegexLookaroundMaker(). 16 methods have none yet. Examples run on 2026-10-03 20:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c.

Method

Explanation, as the source carries it

init

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) initno extension

Reset

Do nothingno extension

MustBeFollowedBy

positive patternsalso written: LookingAheadno extension

MustBePrecededBy

positive patterns 1 examples runalso written: LookingBehindno extension

CantBeFollowedBy

negative patterns 1 examples runalso written: NotLookingAheadno extension

CantBePrecededBy

negative patternsalso written: NotLookingBehindno extension

ThenMatch

main patternno extension

MustBeFollowedByWord

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be followed by word 1 examples runalso written: LookingForWordin the section common helpersno extension

MustBePrecededByWord

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be preceded by wordalso written: LookingBehindWordin the section common helpersno extension

CantBeFollowedByWord

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) cant be followed by wordalso written: NotFollowedByWordin the section common helpersno extension

CantBePrecededByWord

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) cant be preceded by wordalso written: NotPrecededByWordin the section common helpersno extension

MustBeFollowedByNumber

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be followed by numberalso written: LookingForNumberin the section common helpersno extension

MustBePrecededByNumber

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be preceded by numberalso written: LookingBehindNumberin the section common helpersno extension

MustBeFollowedBySpace

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be followed by spacealso written: LookingForSpacein the section common helpersno extension

MustBePrecededBySpace

(no comment in the source: the name reads as a sentence) must be preceded by spacealso written: LookingBehindSpacein the section common helpersno extension

Pattern

pattern output 1 examples runno extension

Info

pattern output

composed example

o1 = new stzRegexLookaroundMaker()
? @@( o1.Info() )
#--> [ [ "direction", "" ], [ "type", "" ], [ "lookpattern", "" ], [ "mainpattern", "" ], [ "pattern", "" ] ]

composed from the signature, run for this page

no extension