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.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_StringMatch 3 "" Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
.BS
.SH NAME
Tcl_StringMatch \- test whether a string matches a pattern
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
.sp
int
\fBTcl_StringMatch\fR(\fIstring\fR, \fIpattern\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
.AP char *string in
String to test.
.AP char *pattern in
Pattern to match against string. May contain special
characters from the set *?\e[].
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This utility procedure determines whether a string matches
a given pattern. If it does, then \fBTcl_StringMatch\fR returns
1. Otherwise \fBTcl_StringMatch\fR returns 0. The algorithm
used for matching is the same algorithm used in the ``string match''
Tcl command and is similar to the algorithm used by the C-shell
for file name matching; see the Tcl manual entry for details.
.SH KEYWORDS
match, pattern, string