Method
GLibPatternSpecmatch
since: 2.70
Declaration [src]
gboolean
g_pattern_spec_match (
GPatternSpec* pspec,
gsize string_length,
const gchar* string,
const gchar* string_reversed
)
Description [src]
Matches a string against a compiled pattern.
Passing the correct
length of the string given is mandatory. The reversed string can be
omitted by passing NULL, this is more efficient if the reversed
version of the string to be matched is not at hand, as
g_pattern_spec_match() will only construct it if the compiled pattern
requires reverse matches.
Note that, if the user code will (possibly) match a string against a
multitude of patterns containing wildcards, chances are high that
some patterns will require a reversed string. In this case, it’s
more efficient to provide the reversed string to avoid multiple
constructions thereof in the various calls to g_pattern_spec_match().
Note also that the reverse of a UTF-8 encoded string can in general
not be obtained by g_strreverse(). This works only if the string
does not contain any multibyte characters. GLib offers the
g_utf8_strreverse() function to reverse UTF-8 encoded strings.
Available since: 2.70
Parameters
string_length-
Type:
gsizeThe length of
string(in bytes, i.e.strlen(), notg_utf8_strlen()). string-
Type:
const gchar*The UTF-8 encoded string to match.
The data is owned by the caller of the method. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. string_reversed-
Type:
const gchar*The reverse of
string.The argument can be NULL.The data is owned by the caller of the method. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.