<div>The second operand of matches is just another String expression, and</div><div>therefore it could be a string literal, a variable bound to a String field,</div><div>or a String expression.</div><div><br></div><div>For instance, this </div>
<div><div> $f1: Foo( $id1: id ) </div><div> $f2: Foo( this != $f1, $id2: id matches ".*" + $id1 + ".*" )</div></div><div>is a test for $id2 being a substring of $id1.</div><div><br></div><div>Or you could do</div>
<div><div> $f1: Foo( $id1: id ) </div><div> $f2: Foo( this != $f1, $id2: id matches ".*(" + $id1 + ")\\1.*" )</div></div><div>which tests - what?</div><div><br></div><div>-W</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 11 March 2012 17:39, shawn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:youngxiao121@hotmail.com">youngxiao121@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks<br>
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