UniBasic Commands Reference - Rocket Software

Parameter Description
A Specifies that only alphabetic characters match the pattern.
N Specifies that only numbers match the pattern.
text Specifies a literal string to search for. Enclose this literal text within single
quotation marks if combined with a pattern (made up of X, A, and N).
Examples
MATCH Parameters (continued)
In the following example, the program segment determines if the variable SSN is a
valid social security number:
SSN = "522-13-5124"
SSNTEST = SSN MATCH "3N'-'2N'-'4N"
The following program accepts as input a pattern to match and a string to search:
PRINT "This program tests the MATCH function"
PRINT "Enter pattern ":
INPUT pattern
PRINT "Enter string to match":
INPUT string1
answer = string1 MATCH pattern
PRINT \"\ : answer : \"\
In the following test executions of the preceding program, the user tests for a string
that consists of three alphabetic characters followed by the literal “3A”. The literal
(3A) is enclosed in quotation marks to differentiate it from the pattern 3A.
:RUN BP match.test
This program tests the MATCH function
Enter pattern ?3A'3A'
Enter string to match?AAA3A
"1"
:RUN BP match.test
This program tests the MATCH function
Enter pattern ?3A'3A'
Enter string to match?3AAAA
"0"
MATCH 1-443