Combine several criteria in a search field

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Re: Combine several criteria in a search field

Post by matgarage » Thu May 15, 2025 8:28 am

Stam, I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that I need to add to my skill set.
Thanks for these links.
I'm putting ‘Exploring the power of REGEX’ on my to-do list.

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Re: Combine several criteria in a search field

Post by richmond62 » Thu May 15, 2025 9:07 am

I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that isn't strictly necessary with LiveCode. 8)

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Re: Combine several criteria in a search field

Post by stam » Thu May 15, 2025 12:46 pm

richmond62 wrote:
Thu May 15, 2025 9:07 am
I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that isn't strictly necessary with LiveCode. 8)
26 letters and 10 numbers aren’t necessary for written language either.

Hardcore binary believers think 1 and 0 is all you need.
But the rest of find 26 letters and 10 numbers more efficient.

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Re: Combine several criteria in a search field

Post by richmond62 » Thu May 15, 2025 1:40 pm

Personally I spend myself alternating between a writing system that uses 30 letters, one that uses 64, and one that uses effectively 5000; so your argument is lost on me. 8)

I am sure one can achieve all that one can achieve with REGEX in LiveCode pure and simple: it may be more verbose, but . . .

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Re: Combine several criteria in a search field

Post by FourthWorld » Thu May 15, 2025 10:57 pm

Chunk queries and Regex are both powerful. There are times when each is the more readable, and times when each is the faster. Both are provided, because both are useful.
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