string.regex

This function checks whether a regular expression pattern matches a string.

Syntax

string.regex(pattern, str)

Argument	Type	Description
pattern	string	Regular expression pattern against which the source string needs to be matched.
str	string	Source string

Type	Description
boolean	True: if the source string matches the regular expression pattern False: if the source string does not match the regular expression pattern

The function string.regex("foo.*", "seafood") returns true.

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