Tcl_StringMatch(3Tcl)					 Tcl_StringMatch(3Tcl)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     Tcl_StringMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <tcl.h>

     int
     Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)

ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]

     char*string(in)
     String to test.

     char*pattern(in)
     Pattern to	match against string.  May contain special characters from the
     set *?\[].

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     This utility procedure determines whether a string	matches	a given
     pattern.  If it does, then	Tcl_StringMatch	returns	1.  Otherwise
     Tcl_StringMatch returns 0.	 The algorithm used for	matching is the	same
     algorithm used in the ``string match'' Tcl	command	and is similar to the
     algorithm used by the C-shell for file name matching;  see	the Tcl	manual
     entry for details.

KEYWORDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     match, pattern, string


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