StringInStr EXACT match

[anibalgallego]

Hi

Im trying to find "CFU-1" in this text:

"CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1"

I have this:

$string = ClipGet()

If StringInStr($string, "CFU-1") 
Then
;somecode
Endif

It finds "SOCFU-1" as "CFU-1" but I need to get 'True' only when exactly "CFU-1" is in clipboard.

 

Any help?

Thanks

Edited January 30, 2020 by anibalgallego

[jguinch]

Well, just  :

If $string = "SOCFU-1" Then 
...

or use "==" to match exactly (case sensitive)

 

 

Edited January 30, 2020 by jguinch

[Malkey]

Instead of using StringInStr() use StringRegExp(), then the characters before and after "CFU-1" can be assessed. This ensures that exactly "CFU-1" is present in the clipboard string.

Local $clipboard = "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1 1-CFU-1"   ; ClipGet()

If StringRegExp($clipboard, "(^|\s)CFU-1(\s|$)") Then
    MsgBox(0, "", "Found")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "", "Not Found")
EndIf

 

[jguinch]

1 hour ago, anibalgallego said:

I need to get 'True' only when exactly "CFU-1" is in clipboard.

Can you confirm what you want :

• clipboard contains only the string "CFU-1" (nothing else)   or
• clipboard contains the word "CFU-1" ?

 

[iamtheky]

i think yer first instinct was correct jg

msgbox(0, '' , clipget() == "CFU-1")

 

[mikell]

Suggestion

Local $clipboard = "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1 CFU-1"   ; ClipGet()

MsgBox(0,"", StringRegExp($clipboard, "\bCFU-1\b") )

 

[anibalgallego]

9 hours ago, mikell said:

Suggestion

Local $clipboard = "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1 CFU-1"   ; ClipGet()

MsgBox(0,"", StringRegExp($clipboard, "\bCFU-1\b") )

 

Excelent

Thank you!!!

[Malkey]

Just be aware, if a non-word character (other than a space) is preceding or trailing the search string found in the $clipboard string, then using "\b" will return a false positive.

Local $clipboard1 = "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1 1-CFU-1"   ; ClipGet()
Local $clipboard2 = "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1 CFU-1.1"   ; ClipGet()

MsgBox(0, "", StringRegExp($clipboard1, "\bCFU-1\b")) ; Returns True (a false positive)
MsgBox(0, "", StringRegExp($clipboard2, "\bCFU-1\b")) ; Returns True (a false positive)

; The "-" and the "." characters are non-word characters.

 

[jchd]

Another point: \b meaning depend on what one consider what "word" means. 

If in UCP mode, \b expands its range to a lot more codepoints.

On 1/30/2020 at 10:44 PM, anibalgallego said:

I need to get 'True' only when exactly "CFU-1" is in clipboard

OP's specification is inadequate. Strictly taken, "CFU-1" is exactly in  "CLIP-1  CLIR-1 SOCFU-1" and that's why so many requests for RE patterns turn into long threads.