Unicode Intrinsic Functions - IsMatch Method

Does the string match the regular expression

Member of Unicode Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.IUnicodeIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name	Type	Data Type	Description
Result	*Result (Optional)	Boolean	True if the string matches the expression
Pattern	*Input	Unicode String	Regular expression to test

Details

The IsMatch method will return True if the string matches the specified regular expression.

Example

In this example, the value entered is tested to ensure that it is all uppercase.

Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB) Height(456) Width(864)
 
   Define_Com Class(#PRIM_MD.Edit) Name(#Edit) DisplayPosition(1) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(1) Label('Uppercase only')
 
   Evtroutine Handling(#Edit.Changed)
 
      #Edit.ClearError
 
      If (*Not #Edit.Value.IsMatch( "^[A-Z]+$" ))
 
         #Edit.ShowError( "Must be uppercase" )
 
      Endif
 
   Endroutine
 
End_Com

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020