Sub GetFirstWildcardMatch($source As String, $wildcard As String) As String


Searches $source for the first occurrence of $wildcard. $wildcard is a wildcard expression that consists of a start text, an asterisk, and an end text with the following syntax:


StartText*EndText


GetFirstWildcardMatch is case-insensitive. If $wildcard is not found, GetFirstWildcardMatch returns an empty string.


Parameters


  • $source ... String expression in which the search is performed.
  • $wildcard ... Wildcard expression to search for (StartText*EndText).


Example:

Dim $s, $s2

$s = "a number or a text"
$s2 = GetFirstWildcardMatch($s, "or*xt") 'returns $s2 = "or a text"