wildmatch - script and chart function

Last updated: 9/3/2025

The wildmatch function compares the first parameter with all the following ones and returns the number of the expression that matches. It permits the use of wildcard characters ( * and ?) in the comparison strings. * matches any sequence of characters. ? matches any single character. The comparison is case insensitive.

Syntax:  

wildmatch( str, expr1 [ , expr2,...exprN ])

 

Examples and results:

Example	Result
wildmatch( M, 'ja*','fe?','mar')	returns 1 if M = January returns 2 if M = fex