getmatches, getrmatches

Synopsis:
$getmatches(<array> <pattern>)
$getrmatches(<array> <pattern>)

Technical:
This functions operate in a manner similar to $matchitem( ) and $rmatchitem( ), except that they return a list of all items that match the input pattern or string, not just the best match. Item numbers are returned, not the actual array contents.

Practical:
The $getmatches( ) function is used to retrieve all items in the given array that match the given pattern. Similarly, $getrmatches( ) is used to retrieve all items that match the given string.

Returns:
list of item numbers corresponding to matches

See Also:
Arrays
matchitem
rmatchitem
igetmatches
igetrmatches
gettmatch

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