Remove from array with wildcard?

[mikell]

Why not simply

$sExclude = "Microsoft V|Security U|CCC"

For $removeloop = UBound($aList)-1 To 1 step -1
    If StringRegExp($aList[$removeloop][2], $sExclude) Then ; If found...
        _ArrayDelete($aList, $removeloop) ; ...then remove it
    EndIf
Next

 

[Chimaera]

aah so i did do it correctly

ok ill go check the rest thx

[jguinch]

@Chimaera : for me, it's not necessary to use a loop to remove result, considering that a regex can do the job directly (see #19).

[czardas]

@jguinch I haven't actually tested your function, but I took a look. I hope Chimaera will figure it out using your inbuilt and ready-made solution.  I think it is also important (for the exercise) to get used to looping through a multi-dimensional array and knowing the correct syntax to use. I'm happy to see Chimaera was able to figure that out himself.

Edited September 20, 2015 by czardas

[mikell]

@Chimaera : for me, it's not necessary to use a loop to remove result, considering that a regex can do the job directly (see #19).

Right, but the proper pattern to use as filter in your func is not so easy to build
A simple string with keywords and delimiters is much more easy and intuitive

BTW the use of such a filter feature could be a nice add to your func 

[Chimaera]

I ended up with this

$aList = _UninstallList("DisplayName", "(?i)^(?!Update for Micr)(?!Security Update for Micr)(?!Microsoft)(?!Windows Live)(?!Office)(?!NVIDIA)(?!Nero)(?!CCC)(?!Adobe)", "UninstallString", 3, 3)

One question with the regex are these 2 the same?

(?!Update for Micr)(?!Security Update for Micr)

 

[mikell]

^(?!text) = beginning of the string non followed by "text" (meaning : "text" doesn't stand at the beginning of the string) , thus the regex are not the same

$s = "abcd"
If stringregexp($s, '^(?!b)') Then msgbox(0,"", "the string doesn't begin with b")
If not stringregexp($s, '^(?!a)') Then msgbox(0,"", "the string begins with a")

Edit
You could build the pattern from a string like this

$sExclude = "Update for Micr|Security Update for Micr|Microsoft|Windows Live|Office|NVIDIA|Nero"

$pattern = "(?i)^(?!" & $sExclude & ")"
Msgbox(0,"", $pattern)

 

Edited September 21, 2015 by mikell