HB_IsRegExString()

Checks if a character string is a compiled regular expression.

Syntax

      HB_IsRegExString( <cString> ) --> lIsRegExComp

Arguments

<cString> is a character string to test

Return

.T. (true) if the passed string is a compiled regular expression, otherwise .F. (false) is returned.

Description

All regular expression functions and operators can process character strings containing literal regular expressions or compiled regular expressions. A literal regular expression can be compiled with HB_RegExComp() to speed up pattern matching. HB_IsRegExString() detects if a character string is a compiled regular expression.

Seealso

HB_RegEx()