string.gmatch
Summary
Iterate over a string
Prototype
it = string.gmatch (str, patternDescription
Returns an iterator function for returning the next capture from a pattern over a string. If there is no capture, the whole match is produced.
See string.find for an explanation of regular expressions.
for w in string.gmatch ("nick takes a stroll", "%a+") do
print (w)
end -- for
-->
nick
takes
a
stroll
See Also ...
Topics
Lua base functions
Lua bc (big number) functions
Lua bit manipulation functions
Lua coroutine functions
Lua debug functions
Lua io functions
Lua math functions
Lua os functions
Lua package functions
Lua PCRE regular expression functions
Lua script extensions
Lua string functions
Lua table functions
Lua utilities
Regular Expressions
ScriptingLua functions
string.byte (Converts a character into its ASCII (decimal) equivalent)
string.char (Converts ASCII codes into their equivalent characters)
string.dump (Converts a function into binary)
string.find (Searches a string for a pattern)
string.format (Formats a string)
string.gfind (Iterate over a string (obsolete in Lua 5.1))
string.gsub (Substitute strings inside another string)
string.len (Return the length of a string)
string.lower (Converts a string to lower-case)
string.match (Searches a string for a pattern)
string.rep (Returns repeated copies of a string)
string.reverse (Reverses the order of characters in a string)
string.sub (Returns a substring of a string)
string.upper (Converts a string to upper-case)(Help topic: lua=string.gmatch)
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