Template:String match test

Template documentation

This template uses {{#invoke:String|match}} to display text which indicates if a string matches a pattern. It is designed for use in documentation.

Usage

Pattern shown in output

{{String match test|STRING|PATTERN}}

{{String match test|s=STRING|pattern=PATTERN}}

Pattern not shown in output

{{String match test|STRING|PATTERN|show-pattern=no}}

{{String match test|s=STRING|pattern=PATTERN|show-pattern=no}}

Examples

Pattern shown in output

{{String match test|john-smith-1|[a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]}}

john-smith-1 matches the pattern [a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]

{{String match test|s=/john-smith|pattern=[a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]}}

/john-smith does not match the pattern [a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]

Pattern not shown in output

{{String match test|john-smith-1|[a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]|show-pattern=no}}

john-smith-1 matches the pattern

{{String match test|s=/john-smith|pattern=[a-z][a-z-]+[a-z0-9]|show-pattern=NO}}

/john-smith does not match the pattern

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