lpeg.C

Lua function lpeg.C Summary Creates a simple capture Prototype lpeg.C (patt) Description Creates a simple capture, which captures the substring of the subject that matches patt. The captured value is a string. If patt has other captures, their values are returned after this one. For example: digits = lpeg.R ("09") hp = lpeg.P ("You gain ") * lpeg.C (digits^1) * " hp." print (lpeg.match (hp, "You gain 300 hp.")) --> 300 See Also ... Topics Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua LPEG library Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Regular Expressions Scripting Lua functions lpeg.Carg (Creates an argument capture) lpeg.Cb (Creates a back capture) lpeg.Cc (Creates a constant capture) lpeg.Cf (Creates a fold capture) lpeg.Cg (Creates a group capture) lpeg.Cmt (Creates a match-time capture) lpeg.Cp (Creates a position capture) lpeg.Cs (Creates a substitution capture) lpeg.Ct (Creates a table capture) lpeg.locale (Returns a table of patterns matching the current locale) lpeg.match (Matches a pattern against a string) lpeg.P (Converts a value into a pattern) lpeg.print (Outputs debugging information to stdout) lpeg.R (Returns a pattern that matches a range of characters) lpeg.S (Returns a pattern that matches a set of characters) lpeg.type (Tests if a value is a pattern) lpeg.V (Creates a non-terminal variable for a grammar) lpeg.version (Returns the LPeg version) (Help topic: lua=lpeg.C) Documentation contents page