Module `rsre`¶

Require: require("rsre")

Index¶

Function

escape()

Escapes special characters in text with ''. Returns a string which, when interpreted as a regex, matches exactly text.

Class

class rsre.Match: userdata¶

start: integer¶: Get the 1-indexed byte start position of the match (inclusive).

stop: integer¶: Get the 1-indexed byte stop position of the match (exclusive).

range(self): integer, integer¶

Get the start and stop positions of the match.

class rsre.Captures: userdata¶

get(self, index: integer): rsre.Match¶

Get the match at the provided index.

name(self, name: string): rsre.Match¶

Get match with the provided name.

len(self): integer¶

Get the total number of matches.

class rsre.Regex: userdata¶

staticmethod new(pattern: string): rsre.Regex¶

Compile a new regex.

match(self, hay: string): boolean¶

Test if the regex matches the provided string.

find(self, hay: string, pos?: integer): rsre.Match¶

Find the first, leftmost match after pos.

captures(self, hay: string, pos?: integer): rsre.Captures¶

Find the first, leftmost captures after pos.

replace(self, text: string, rep: string, limit?: integer): string¶

Replace matches in text with rep, optionally up to limit times.

split(self, text: string, limit?: integer): string[]¶

Split a string at every match, optionally up to limit times.

rsre.escape(text: string): string¶

Escapes special characters in text with ‘’. Returns a string which, when interpreted as a regex, matches exactly text.