PatternElement

public protocol PatternElement

MatchElements are used by Matcher instances to be able to recognise patterns. Currently, the two main kind of MatchElement classes are Keywords and Variables


                    
                    
                    matches(prefix:options:)

Using this method, an element returns how much the String provided in the prefix parameter matches the current element

Declaration

Swift

func matches(prefix: String, options: PatternOptions) -> MatchResult<Any>

Parameters

`prefix`	The input
`options`	Options that modify the matching algorithm

Return Value

The result of the match operation

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