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regex.easySearch

Syntax	regex.easySearch (pattern, s, adrTable, start)
Params	pattern is a regular expression (string) s is a string object adrTable is an optional address of a table that receives information about the search. Default is nil. start is an optional number specifying the position in the string where the search will commence. Default is 1.
Action	Tries to match the pattern to the target string, s, at successive positions commencing at position start.
Returns	True if successful, false otherwise.
Examples	`regex.easySearch ("<[^>]*>", "<font size = \"-2\">", @temp.matchInfo) » true`
Notes	This verb is similar to regex.search except that it encapsulates all calls to the required lower level verbs regex.compile and regex.free. The MatchInfo Table outlines the information optionally returned in the table pointed to by adrTable.
See Also	regex.search

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