Matcher.Start Method
Definition
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Overloads
Start() |
Returns the start index of the previous match. |
Start(Int32) |
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation. |
Start(String) |
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given named-capturing group during the previous match operation. |
Start()
Returns the start index of the previous match.
[Android.Runtime.Register("start", "()I", "")]
public int Start ();
[<Android.Runtime.Register("start", "()I", "")>]
abstract member Start : unit -> int
override this.Start : unit -> int
Returns
The index of the first character matched
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
if no successful match has been made.
Remarks
Returns the start index of the previous match.
Java documentation for java.util.regex.Matcher.start()
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Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.
Applies to
Start(Int32)
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.
[Android.Runtime.Register("start", "(I)I", "")]
public int Start (int group);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("start", "(I)I", "")>]
abstract member Start : int -> int
override this.Start : int -> int
Parameters
- group
- Int32
The index of a capturing group in this matcher's pattern
Returns
The index of the first character captured by the group,
or -1
if the match was successful but the group
itself did not match anything
Implements
- Attributes
Exceptions
if no successful match has been made.
Remarks
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group during the previous match operation.
Capturing groups are indexed from left to right, starting at one. Group zero denotes the entire pattern, so the expression m.start(0)
is equivalent to m.start()
.
Java documentation for java.util.regex.Matcher.start(int)
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Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.
Applies to
Start(String)
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given named-capturing group during the previous match operation.
[Android.Runtime.Register("start", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I", "", ApiSince=26)]
public int Start (string name);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("start", "(Ljava/lang/String;)I", "", ApiSince=26)>]
member this.Start : string -> int
Parameters
- name
- String
The name of a named-capturing group in this matcher's pattern
Returns
The index of the first character captured by the group,
or -1
if the match was successful but the group
itself did not match anything
- Attributes
Remarks
Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given named-capturing group during the previous match operation.
Added in 1.8.
Java documentation for java.util.regex.Matcher.start(java.lang.String)
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Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.