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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libre.tex b/Doc/lib/libre.tex index ca1d88b..a6e1316 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libre.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libre.tex @@ -364,10 +364,13 @@ leftmost such \character{\#} through the end of the line are ignored. \end{datadesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{escape}{string} - Return \var{string} with all non-alphanumerics backslashed; this is - useful if you want to match an arbitrary literal string that may have - regular expression metacharacters in it. +\begin{funcdesc}{search}{pattern, string\optional{, flags}} + Scan through \var{string} looking for a location where the regular + expression \var{pattern} produces a match, and return a + corresponding \class{MatchObject} instance. + Return \code{None} if no + position in the string matches the pattern; note that this is + different from finding a zero-length match at some point in the string. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{match}{pattern, string\optional{, flags}} @@ -378,15 +381,6 @@ leftmost such \character{\#} through the end of the line are ignored. match. \end{funcdesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{search}{pattern, string\optional{, flags}} - Scan through \var{string} looking for a location where the regular - expression \var{pattern} produces a match, and return a - corresponding \class{MatchObject} instance. - Return \code{None} if no - position in the string matches the pattern; note that this is - different from finding a zero-length match at some point in the string. -\end{funcdesc} - \begin{funcdesc}{split}{pattern, string, \optional{, maxsplit\code{ = 0}}} Split \var{string} by the occurrences of \var{pattern}. If capturing parentheses are used in \var{pattern}, then the text of all @@ -469,6 +463,12 @@ Perform the same operation as \function{sub()}, but return a tuple \code{(\var{new_string}, \var{number_of_subs_made})}. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{escape}{string} + Return \var{string} with all non-alphanumerics backslashed; this is + useful if you want to match an arbitrary literal string that may have + regular expression metacharacters in it. +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{excdesc}{error} Exception raised when a string passed to one of the functions here is not a valid regular expression (e.g., unmatched parentheses) or @@ -482,6 +482,18 @@ Perform the same operation as \function{sub()}, but return a tuple Compiled regular expression objects support the following methods and attributes: +\begin{methoddesc}[RegexObject]{search}{string\optional{, pos}\optional{, + endpos}} + Scan through \var{string} looking for a location where this regular + expression produces a match, and return a + corresponding \class{MatchObject} instance. Return \code{None} if no + position in the string matches the pattern; note that this is + different from finding a zero-length match at some point in the string. + + The optional \var{pos} and \var{endpos} parameters have the same + meaning as for the \method{match()} method. +\end{methoddesc} + \begin{methoddesc}[RegexObject]{match}{string\optional{, pos}\optional{, endpos}} If zero or more characters at the beginning of \var{string} match @@ -503,18 +515,6 @@ attributes: searched for a match. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}[RegexObject]{search}{string\optional{, pos}\optional{, - endpos}} - Scan through \var{string} looking for a location where this regular - expression produces a match, and return a - corresponding \class{MatchObject} instance. Return \code{None} if no - position in the string matches the pattern; note that this is - different from finding a zero-length match at some point in the string. - - The optional \var{pos} and \var{endpos} parameters have the same - meaning as for the \method{match()} method. -\end{methoddesc} - \begin{methoddesc}[RegexObject]{split}{string, \optional{, maxsplit\code{ = 0}}} Identical to the \function{split()} function, using the compiled pattern. |