StringRegExp. How to return text found by predefined variable?

[Suppir]

Hello!

I have variable

$Name = "[A-Z]\.\s*[A-Z][a-z]+"

Then I use it in regular expression

$Found = StringRegExp($Line, "^(.+)\s" & $Name, 1)

How can I get the text, that was found by predefined variable $Name?

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The text that was found by the group (.+) is in $Found[0].

But where is the text found by $Name?

Edited November 9, 2009 by Suppir

[99ojo]

Hello!

I have variable

$Name = "[A-Z]\.\s*[A-Z][a-z]+"

Then I use it in regular expression

$Found = StringRegExp($Line, "^(.+)\s" & $Name, 1)

How can I get the text, that was found by predefined variable $Name?

Hi,

because you use flag 1 for StringRegExp () you get an array as return.

Some ways for the goal:

; After line $Found = for both solutions

;Solution 1
If @error Then
    MsgBox (0,"", "No matches found!")
Else
    For $i = 0 To UBound ($Found) - 1
        MsgBox (0,"", $Found [$i]) ; instead of msgbox code what you want
    Next
EndIf

;Solution 2
#include <array.au3> ; add to the beginning of your code for Solution 2

If @error Then
    MsgBox (0,"", "No matches found!")
Else
    _ArrayDisplay ($Found)
EndIf

;-))

Stefan

Edited November 9, 2009 by 99ojo

[Suppir]

Stefan, thank you, but it is not exactly what I meaned.

In your solution we are getting element(s) that was(were) captured in this place "^(.+)\s"

But I need a fragment that was found by variable $Name.

To do this I need to set the group (...) on variable $Name.

But it does not work.

In Perl I can say:

$Name = "[A-Z]\.\s*[A-Z][a-z]+";

print $2 if /^(.+)\s($Name)/

You see, here is two groups in regular expression. And "print $2" will print some fragment, that found in second parenthesis ($Name).

How to do it in AutoIt? Thanks

Edited November 9, 2009 by Suppir

[Authenticity]

It's the same as doing something odd:

Opt("ExpandVarStrings", 1)

#cs
  $Var = 123
  ConsoleWrite("$Var$") ; prints 123.
#ce

Local $Name = [A-Z]\.\s*[A-Z][a-z]+
Local $avMatch = StringRegExp($Line, "^(.+)\s($Name$)", 1)

If IsArray($avMatch) Then ConsoleWrite($avMatch[1]) ; the second index.

; or more naturally:
$avMatch = StringRegExp($Line, "^(.+)\s(" & $Name & ")", 1)
If IsArray($avMatch) Then ConsoleWrite($avMatch[1])

The number of array elements must match the number of capturing groups. If there was no match the return value is not an array, but if it does match the upper bound of the array must match the number of capturing groups, even if only one capturing group participated in the match. Thus:

Local $avMatch = StringRegExp("123", "(?x)( a )|( b ( c ) )|(123)", 1)
ConsoleWrite(UBound($avMatch) & @TAB & $avMatch[3] & @CRLF)

Strangely enough the opposite is not true:

Local $avMatch = StringRegExp("123", "(?x)(123)|( a )|( b (c ) )", 1)
ConsoleWrite(UBound($avMatch) & @CRLF)

Edit: lol ( c ) turned into © or incorporated.

Edited November 9, 2009 by Authenticity

[Suppir]

"Opt("ExpandVarStrings", 1)"

Great! There is the answer, that I needed! Thanks