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Cm5StringStream.match method

Cm5StringStream › match

Unofficial

Matches against a string or regular expression pattern.

Signature:

match(pattern: string, consume?: boolean | undefined, caseFold?: boolean | undefined): boolean

Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
pattern string The string pattern to match.
consume? boolean | undefined Whether to advance the stream on match.
caseFold? boolean | undefined Whether to match case-insensitively.

Returns: booleantrue if the pattern matched.


Unofficial

Matches against a regular expression pattern.

Signature:

match(pattern: RegExp, consume?: boolean | undefined): null | string[]

Parameters:

Parameter Type Description
pattern RegExp The regular expression to match.
consume? boolean | undefined Whether to advance the stream on match.

Returns: null | string[]The match array, or null if no match.