Function

GLibpattern_match_simple

Declaration

gboolean
g_pattern_match_simple (
  const gchar* pattern,
  const gchar* string
)

Description

Matches a string against a pattern given as a string. If this function is to be called in a loop, it’s more efficient to compile the pattern once with g_pattern_spec_new() and call g_pattern_match_string() repeatedly.

Parameters

`pattern`	`const gchar*`
	The UTF-8 encoded pattern.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The string is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`string`	`const gchar*`
	The UTF-8 encoded string to match.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The string is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

Return value

Returns:	`gboolean`
	`TRUE` if `string` matches `pspec`.