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Syntax
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expression
Like
pattern
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Description
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Compares two strings and returns TRUE if the expression matches the given pattern; returns FALSE otherwise.
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Comments
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Case sensitivity is controlled by the
Option Compare
setting.
The pattern expression can contain special characters that allow more flexible matching:
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Character
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Evaluates to
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?
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Matches a single character.
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*
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Matches one or more characters.
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#
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Matches any digit.
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[range]
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Matches if the character in question is within the specified range.
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[!range]
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Matches if the character in question is not within the specified range.
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A range specifies a grouping of characters. To specify a match of any of a group of characters, use the syntax
[ABCDE]
. To specify a range of characters, use the syntax
[A-Z]
. Special characters must appear within brackets, such as
[]*?#
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If expression or pattern is not a string, then both expression and pattern are converted to
String
variants and compared, returning a
Boolean
variant. If either variant is
Null
, then
Null
is returned.
The following table shows some examples:
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expression
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TRUE If pattern Is
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FALSE If pattern is Is
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"EBW"
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"E*W", "E*"
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"E*B"
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"BasicScript"
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"B*[r-t]icScript"
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"B[r-t]ic"
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"Version"
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"V[e]?s*n"
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"V[r]?s*N"
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"2.0"
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"#.#", "#?#"
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"###", "#?[!0-9]"
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"[ABC]"
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"[[]*]"
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"[ABC]", "[*]"
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Example
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This example demonstrates various uses of the Like function.
Sub Main()
a$ = "This is a string variable of 123456 characters"
b$ = "123.45"
If a$ Like "[A-Z][g-i]*" Then MsgBox "The first comparison is True."
If b$ Like "##3.##" Then MsgBox "The second comparison is True."
If a$ Like "*variable*" Then MsgBox "The third comparison is True."
End Sub
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See Also
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Operator Precedence (topic); Is (operator); Option Compare (statement).
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