Pattern

A GPatternSpec struct is the 'compiled' form of a pattern. This structure is opaque and its fields cannot be accessed directly.

class Pattern {

GPatternSpec* gPatternSpec;

protected

bool ownedRef;

GPatternSpec* getPatternStruct(bool transferOwnership);

void* getStruct();

this(GPatternSpec* gPatternSpec, bool ownedRef);

bool equal(Pattern pspec2);

this(string pattern);

static bool patternMatch(Pattern pspec, uint stringLength, string string_, string stringReversed);

static bool patternMatchSimple(string pattern, string string_);

static bool patternMatchString(Pattern pspec, string string_);

}

Constructors

this this(GPatternSpec* gPatternSpec, bool ownedRef): Sets our main struct and passes it to the parent class.
this this(string pattern): Compiles a pattern to a GPatternSpec

Destructor

A destructor is present on this object, but not explicitly documented in the source.

Members

Functions

equal bool equal(Pattern pspec2): Compares two compiled pattern specs and returns whether they will match the same set of strings.
free void free(): Frees the memory allocated for the GPatternSpec
getPatternStruct GPatternSpec* getPatternStruct(bool transferOwnership): Get the main Gtk struct
getStruct void* getStruct(): the main Gtk struct as a void*

Static functions

patternMatch bool patternMatch(Pattern pspec, uint stringLength, string string_, string stringReversed): Matches a string against a compiled pattern. Passing the correct length of the string given is mandatory. The reversed string can be omitted by passing NULL, this is more efficient if the reversed version of the string to be matched is not at hand, as Pattern.match will only construct it if the compiled pattern requires reverse matches.
patternMatchSimple bool patternMatchSimple(string pattern, string string_): Matches a string against a pattern given as a string. If this function is to be called in a loop, it's more efficient to compile the pattern once with Pattern.specNew and call Pattern.matchString repeatedly.
patternMatchString bool patternMatchString(Pattern pspec, string string_): Matches a string against a compiled pattern. If the string is to be matched against more than one pattern, consider using Pattern.match instead while supplying the reversed string.

Variables

gPatternSpec GPatternSpec* gPatternSpec;: the main Gtk struct

glib Pattern classes

Pattern