Es regex search

Overview

Syntax: es_regex search <variable> <expression> <string> [start] [range]

Variation of this command that doesn't expand variables: es_xregex match

Description

Searches for a regular expression within a certain section of the string.

Parameters

• variable - the name of the variable to store the position that matched.
• expression - a regular expression/pattern to match against
• string -- the string to search
• start -- optional position in the string to begin the search
• range -- optional length from start for the number of characters to search

Examples

es_regex search myvar "[0-9]+" "Hello, I want 5 burgers." 3 99

Searches from position 3 to 99 for anything that matches a number and stores position of it in myvar.

Notes

• If you provide either of the optional parameters, you should provide both.
• Regular expressions are your friend. They're complicated like any good friend should be.
• First available in v1.3 of EventScripts.

See also

• es_regex
• Quick Regular Expressions Tutorial

• Forum search for Es_regex_search