regex.compile

 
Compiles a regular expression for use by the regex.match and regex.search verbs.

regex.easyMatch

 
Attempt to match a regular expression to a target string at a specific position in the string. This verb encapsulates all calls to the necessary lower level vebs to perform a match.

regex.easySearch

 
Attempt to match a regular expression to a target string at successive positions commencing at a specified position in the string. This verb encapsulates all calls to the necessary lower level vebs to perform a search.

regex.extract

 
Extracts all matches to a regular expression in the target into a list.

regex.free

 
Free memory allocated to a compiled regular expression by the regex.compile verb.

regex.grep

 
For each line in an object, or each element in a list, return all lines or elements that match a regular expression.

regex.init

 
Initializes the regex extension for use by other regex verbs.

regex.join

 
Places all items in a list into a single delimited string object.

regex.match

 
Attempt to match a regular expression to a target object at a specific position, providing the object can be coerced to a string.

regex.quoteRE

 
Escape all metacharacters in a string.

regex.search

 
Tries to match a regular expression to a string at successive positions starting from a specified position in the string.

regex.split

 
Breaks up a string into parts delimited by a regular-expression.

regex.subst

 
Replace all matches of a regular expression with a new string.

regex.visit

 
Call a script for each and every match to a regular expression.

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