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Class

Table

Name

matchRows()
Examples
Table table;

void setup() {

  table = new Table();

  table.addColumn("name");
  table.addColumn("type");

  TableRow newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "Lion");
  newRow.setString("type", "Mammal");

  newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "Snake");
  newRow.setString("type", "Reptile");

  newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "Mosquito");
  newRow.setString("type", "Insect");

  newRow = table.addRow();
  newRow.setString("name", "Lizard");
  newRow.setString("type", "Reptile");
  
  for (TableRow row : table.matchRows("R.*", "type")) {
    println(row.getString("name") + ": " + row.getString("type"));
  }
}

// Sketch prints:
// Snake: Reptile
// Lizard: Reptile
Description Finds the rows in the Table that match the regular expression provided, and returns references to those rows. Returns an iterator, so for must be used to iterate through all the rows, as shown in the example above. The column to search may be specified by either its ID or title.
Syntax
.matchRows(regexp, column)
.matchRows(regexp, columnName)
Parameters
regexp String: the regular expression to match
column int: ID number of the column to search
columnName String: title of the column to search
ReturnsIterable<TableRow>
RelatedgetRow()
rows()
findRow()
findRows()
matchRow()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST

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