How to find out the number of pattern matched?

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Hi all,

I search a pattern in a string. How do I know how many times the pattern
is found/matched?

Thanks,

Li

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Li Chen wrote:

I search a pattern in a string. How do I know how many times the pattern
is found/matched?

string.scan(pattern).length

HTH,
Sebastian

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Sebastian Hungerecker wrote:

Li Chen wrote:

I search a pattern in a string. How do I know how many times the pattern
is found/matched?

string.scan(pattern).length

HTH,
Sebastian

Thanks,

Li

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