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Reference · stzRegexMaker

Pattern()

getting the string pattern ant its fragments

Basic examples (2)

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o1 = new stzRegexMaker
o1.SetCase(:insensitive)
o1.AddCapturingGroup("quote", '[""].*?[""]')
o1.AddComment("Matches smart quotes and content")
? o1.Pattern()
Output
(?i)(?P<quote>[""].*?[""])(?#Matches smart quotes and content)

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 47_smart_quote_matcher.ring(opens in a new tab)

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o1 = new stzRegexMaker
o1.AddMatchLength("\w+", :shortest)  # Split "item1,item2" into separate matches
o1.AddMatchLength(".+", :longest)    # Capture "key=value" as single entry
o1.AddMatchLength("\d+", :complete)  # Match complete number without backtracking
? o1.Pattern()
Output
\w++?.++\d+++

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 50_data_parsing_-_choosing_appropriate_behavior.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication

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See also