match

int  match(string pattern, string subject)

This function returns 1 if the subject matches the pattern specified, or 0 if the subject doesn’t match. The standard Houdini pattern matching is used. Multiple patterns may be separated by spaces or commas. The special characters for matching are:

• ? Match any character
• * Match any substring
• [list] Match any of the characters specified in the list.
• If a pattern is prefixed by a caret (^), then subjects which match this pattern will be excluded from the match.

Examples:

• a* - Match any string beginning with a.
• a*,^aardvark - Match any string beginning with a except for aardvark.
• [abc]*z - Match any string beginning with a, b or c and ending with z.
• g*,^geo* - Match any string beginning with g, but not any string beginning with geo.