WildcardCompare

int WildcardCompare(string pattern, string string)

Return Value

Returns 1 if string matches pattern. Otherwise returns 0.

Parameters

pattern –pattern string containing wildcard characters.

Supported wildcard characters are:

            ? – any single character;

            * - any group of characters.

string – string that needs to be compared with pattern.

Remarks

Compares given string with a pattern.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of WildcardCompare.

# Example for WildcardCompare

stringsFileName ="Report003.xml"

intiStatus = WildcardCompare ("*.xml", sFileName)

if(iStatus)

Println("This file is an xml document")

else

Println("This file is not an xml document")

endif

Output of the example script:

 This file is an xml document