NAME

       Tcl_StringMatch, Tcl_StringCaseMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern

SYNOPSIS

       #include <tcl.h>

       int
       Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)

       int
       Tcl_StringCaseMatch(string, pattern, nocase)

ARGUMENTS

       char         *string            (in)      String to test.

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

       int          nocase             (in)      Specifies whether the match should be done  case-sensitive  (0)
                                                 or case-insensitive (1).
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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.                                      2

       In Tcl_StringCaseMatch, the algorithm is the same, but you have the option to  make  the  matching  case- 2
       insensitive.   If  you  choose this (by passing nocase as 1), then the string and pattern are essentially 2
       matched in the lower case.

KEYWORDS

       match, pattern, string

Tcl                                                    8.1                                 Tcl_StringMatch(3tcl)