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455 B
Markdown
26 lines
455 B
Markdown
Escapes the string for use in Lua patterns. Escapes the following characters `( ) . % + - * ? [ ] ^ $` with `%`.
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```lua
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escaped = string.escapepattern("s")
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```
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### Parameters ###
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`s` is the string to escape.
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### Return Value ###
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Returns the input string escaped for use in Lua patterns.
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### Examples ###
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```lua
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local match = filename:match(string.escapepattern("boost_filesystem-vc140.1.61.0.0"))
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```
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### Availability ###
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Premake 5.0 or later.
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