RegExpMatch class abstract interface

A regular expression match.

Regular expression matches are Matches. They also include the ability to retrieve the names for any named capture groups and to retrieve matches for named capture groups by name instead of by their index.

Example:

const pattern =
    r'^\[(?<Time>\s*((?<hour>\d+)):((?<minute>\d+))\.((?<second>\d+)))\]'
    r'\s(?<Message>\s*(.*)$)';

final regExp = RegExp(
  pattern,
  multiLine: true,
);

const multilineText = '[00:13.37] This is a first message.\n'
    '[01:15.57] This is a second message.\n';

RegExpMatch regExpMatch = regExp.firstMatch(multilineText)!;
print(regExpMatch.groupNames.join('-')); // hour-minute-second-Time-Message.
final time = regExpMatch.namedGroup('Time'); // 00:13.37
final hour = regExpMatch.namedGroup('hour'); // 00
final minute = regExpMatch.namedGroup('minute'); // 13
final second = regExpMatch.namedGroup('second'); // 37
final message =
    regExpMatch.namedGroup('Message'); // This is the first message.
final date = regExpMatch.namedGroup('Date'); // Undefined `Date`, throws.

Iterable<RegExpMatch> matches = regExp.allMatches(multilineText);
for (final m in matches) {
  print(m.namedGroup('Time'));
  print(m.namedGroup('Message'));
  // 00:13.37
  // This is the first message.
  // 01:15.57
  // This is the second message.
}
Implemented types
Annotations
  • @Since("2.3")

Properties

end int
The index in the string after the last character of the match.
no setterinherited
groupCount int
Returns the number of captured groups in the match.
no setterinherited
groupNames Iterable<String>
The names of the named capture groups of pattern.
no setter
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
input String
The string on which this match was computed.
no setterinherited
pattern RegExp
The pattern used to search in input.
no setteroverride
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
start int
The index in the string where the match starts.
no setterinherited

Methods

group(int group) String?
The string matched by the given group.
inherited
groups(List<int> groupIndices) List<String?>
A list of the groups with the given indices.
inherited
namedGroup(String name) String?
The string captured by the named capture group name.
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
toString() String
A string representation of this object.
inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
inherited
operator [](int group) String?
The string matched by the given group.
inherited