Tcl_StringMatch(3) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_StringMatch(3)_________________________________________________________________NAME
Tcl_StringMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
int
Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)
ARGUMENTS
char *string (in) String to test.
char *pattern (in) Pattern to match
against string.
May contain spe-
cial characters
from the set
*?\[].
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
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 algo-
rithm used by the C-shell for file name matching; see the
Tcl manual entry for details.
KEYWORDS
match, pattern, string
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