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StringMatchQ

StringMatchQ["string", patt]
tests whether "string" matches the string pattern patt.

StringMatchQ["string", RegularExpression["regex"]]
tests whether "string" matches the specified regular expression.

StringMatchQ[{s₁, s₂, ...}, p]
gives the list of results for each of the s_i.

StringMatchQ allows both ordinary StringExpression string patterns, as well as abbreviated string patterns containing the following metacharacters:

	*	zero or more characters
	@	one or more characters, excluding upper-case letters
	\\*, etc.	literal *, etc.

Verbatim["p"] specifies the verbatim string "p", with * and @ treated literally.

Setting the option IgnoreCase->True makes StringMatchQ treat lower- and upper-case letters as equivalent.

Setting the option SpellingCorrection->True makes StringMatchQ allow strings to match even if a small fraction of their characters are different.

Test whether a string pattern matches a particular string:

Use abbreviated string patterns:

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