StrstrRegex
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Syntax
long strstr_regex(char s[], char pattern[])
long strstr_regex_off(char s[], long offset, char pattern[])
Function
Searches for a regular expression pattern in a string.
Parameters
s String to be searched.
offset
Offset in s at which the search shall be started.
pattern
Regular expression which is searched. For the regular expression, the same syntax is used as in the Perl programming language.
Return Values
The position in s where the pattern was found, or -1 if it wasn’t found.
Reference example from the CANoe 12 help. Check the required configuration, database objects and API availability in your installed version; this is not a recorded compiler or runtime test.
char buffer[70] = "Vector Informatik";
long res;
res = strstr_regex(buffer, "Inf[a-z]*"); // 7
res = strstr_regex_off(buffer, res + 1, "Inf[a-z]*"); // -1
Related APIs
str_match_regex | str_replace | str_replace_regex | String Literal