strmatch(3Tcl)

NAME
     Tcl_StringMatch - test whether a string matches a pattern

SYNOPSIS
     #include <tcl.h>

     int
     Tcl_StringMatch(string, pattern)

ARGUMENTS
     char*string(in)
     String to test.

     char*pattern(in)
     Pattern to match against string.  May contain special characters from the
     set *?\[].


DESCRIPTION
     This utility procedure determines whether a string matches a given
     pattern.  If it does, then Tcl_StringMatch returns 1.  Otherwise
     Tcl_StringMatch returns 0.  The algorithm used for matching is the same
     algorithm used in the ``string match'' Tcl command and is similar to the
     algorithm used by the C-shell for file name matching;  see the Tcl manual
     entry for details.


KEYWORDS
     match, pattern, string