String Functions

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BitchX scripting function $match()

match
Function
$match()
Notes
it is possible to embed spaces inside of a word or pattern by including the entire word or pattern in quotation marks. (")
Usage
$match(pattern list of words)
Returns
if no words in the list match the pattern, it returns 0. Otherwise, it returns the number of the word that most exactly matches the pattern (first word is numbered one)
Example
$match(f*bar foofum barfoo foobar) returns 3 $match(g*ant foofum barfoo foobar) returns 0


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