Lucee Function Reference
refind()
Uses a regular expression (RE) to search a string for a pattern. The search is case sensitive.
Example
refind(string reg_expression,string string,[number start,[boolean returnsubexpressions,[string scope,[boolean multiline]]]]):any
Category
string,regex,find
Arguments
The arguments for this function are set. You can not use other arguments except the following ones.
| Name | Type | Required | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reg_expression | string | Yes | Regular expression for which to search. Case sensitive. | |
| string | string | Yes |
String in which to search. |
|
| start | number | No | 1 | A positive integer. Position in the string at which to start search. The default value is 1. |
| returnsubexpressions | boolean | No | ||
| scope | string | No | ||
| multiline | boolean | No | false |
If true indicate the regular expression should treat input as having multiple lines. This option affects the interpretation of the ^ and $ metacharacters. When true the ^ metacharacter matches at the beginning of every line, and the $ metacharacter matches at the end of every line. Additionally the . metacharacter will not match newlines when true. |