NAME

       Tcl_StringMatch, Tcl_StringCaseMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern

SYNOPSIS

       #include <tcl.h>

       int
       Tcl_StringMatch(str, pattern)

       int
       Tcl_StringCaseMatch(str, pattern, flags)

ARGUMENTS

       const char *str (in)              String to test.

       const char *pattern (in)          Pattern  to  match against string.  May contain special characters from
                                         the set *?\[].

       int flags (in)                    OR-ed combination of match flags, currently only  TCL_MATCH_NOCASE.   0
                                         specifies a case-sensitive search.
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DESCRIPTION

       This  utility  procedure  determines  whether  a  string  matches  a  given  pattern.   If  it does, then
       Tcl_StringMatch returns 1.  Otherwise Tcl_StringMatch returns 0.  The algorithm used for matching is  the
       same  algorithm  used in the string match Tcl command and is similar to the algorithm used by the C-shell
       for file name matching;  see the Tcl manual entry for details.

       In Tcl_StringCaseMatch, the algorithm is the same, but you have the option to  make  the  matching  case-
       insensitive.   If  you  choose  this  (by  passing  TCL_MATCH_NOCASE),  then  the  string and pattern are
       essentially matched in the lower case.

KEYWORDS

       match, pattern, string

Tcl                                                    8.5                                 Tcl_StringMatch(3tcl)