RegularExpressions Object

On this page:

• Description
• Properties
  • Count read-only, IRegularExpressions
  • Item read-only, IRegularExpressions
• Methods
  • Add IRegularExpressions
  • Remove IRegularExpressions

Description

This collection is accessed via the Preferences Object. It corresponds to the information configured on the Line Expressions options page. Each entry on that page corresponds to a RegularExpression Object member of this collection. Each such member represents a regular expression that is used to match unimportant text that you wish Merge to ignore when performing comparisons.

Properties

Count read-only, IRegularExpressions

The number of items in this collection.

IDL	[propget] HRESULT Count([out, retval] long* pValue)
.NET	Int32 Count[get]

Item read-only, IRegularExpressions

Returns the item (not a copy) at the given index.

IDL	[propget] HRESULT Item(     [in] VARIANT index,     [out, retval] IRegularExpression** pValue)
.NET	RegularExpression get_Item(     Object index)

• index
  A zero-based integer index into the collection.

Methods

Add IRegularExpressions

Adds a copy of the item regularExpression to the end of the collection. Returns the index of the added item.

IDL	HRESULT Add(     [in] IRegularExpression* regularExpression,     [out, retval] long* pValue)
.NET	Int32 Add(     RegularExpression regularExpression)

• regularExpression
  The item to be added to the collection.

Remove IRegularExpressions

Removes the item at the specified index.

IDL	HRESULT Remove(     [in] long index)
.NET	void Remove(     Int32 index)

• index
  The index of the item to remove.