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  1. function mymatch(str)
  2.   local _, _, ok, oreveal = str:find("^(ok%f[%A]);?(.*)$")
  3.   if ok == nil then
  4.   	_, _, ok, oreveal = str:find("^(cancel%f[%A]);?(.*)$")
  5.   end
  6.   if oreveal == "" then
  7.   	oreveal = nil
  8.   end
  9.   return ok, oreveal
  10. end
  11.  
  12. -- this is what I want
  13. print(mymatch("ok")) -- ok nil
  14. print(mymatch("cancel")) -- cancel nil
  15. print(mymatch("ok;domatch")) -- ok domatch
  16. print(mymatch("okdontmatch")) -- nil nil
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ok	nil
cancel	nil
ok	domatch
nil	nil
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language:
Lua (luac 5.3.3)
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3 years ago
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