stringregexp count extended

[gcue]

Hello world

I am trying to get the count for how many times a "value[<any number>].name" occurs in a string

$string = "value[0].name" & @CRLF
$string &= "something[1].name" & @CRLF
$string &= "value[1].name" & @CRLF
$string &= "value[1].else" & @CRLF
$string &= "value[99].name" & @CRLF

$matches = StringRegExp($string, "value\[\d+\]\.name", 1)

_arraydisplay($matches)
$total_count = ubound($matches)

what am i doing wrong??

thank you in advance!!

[ioa747]

$matches = StringRegExp($string, "value\[\d+\]\.name", 3)

 

Edit:
RegexpQuickTester-25p

Edited September 21, 2023 by ioa747

[gcue]

ahhh have to escape the period too!  i searched for "period" to see if it meant anything in the help file - didnt find anything

thank you very much!!

[jchd]

It's (classically) called "dot" there.