Regex

import core.regex

is_match

Return Type: bool

Parameters:

• text: String
• pattern: String

Check if the regex match.

Example:

import core.regex

let text = "hello world"
let pattern = "hello"

print(regex.is_match(text, pattern)) # Output: true

find

Return Type: String

parameters:

• text: String
• pattern: String

Find something in the given text using regex.

Example:

import core.regex

let text = "id: 12345"
let pattern = "\\d+"

print(regex.find(text, pattern)) # Output: "12345"

find_all

Return Type: Array

parameters:

• text: String
• pattern: String

Find all instances of something in a text using regex.

Example:

import core.regex

let text = "apples, bananas, and cherries"
let pattern = "\\w+"

print(regex.find_all(text, pattern)) # Output: ["apples", "bananas", "and", "cherries"]

replace

Return Type: String

parameters:

• text: String
• pattern: String

Replace things in a text using regex.

Example:

import core.regex

let text = "I love cats"
let pattern = "cats"
let replacement = "dogs"

print(regex.replace(text, pattern, replacement)) # Output: "I love dogs"