Module:String: Difference between revisions

Created page with "--[[ This module is intended to provide access to basic string functions. Most of the functions provided here can be invoked with named parameters, unnamed parameters, or a mixture. If named parameters are used, Mediawiki will automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the parameter. Depending on the intended use, it may be advantageous to either preserve or remove such whitespace. Global options ignore_errors: If set to 'true' or 1, any error c..."
 
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-- findpagetext returns the position of a piece of text in a page
-- First positional parameter or |text is the search text
-- Optional parameter |title is the page title, defaults to current page
-- Optional parameter |plain is either true for plain search (default) or false for Lua pattern search
-- Optional parameter |nomatch is the return value when no match is found; default is nil
function str._findpagetext(args)
-- process parameters
local nomatch = args.nomatch or ""
if nomatch == "" then nomatch = nil end
--
local text = mw.text.trim(args[1] or args.text or "")
if text == "" then return nil end
--
local title = args.title or ""
local titleobj
if title == "" then
titleobj = mw.title.getCurrentTitle()
else
titleobj = mw.title.new(title)
end
--
local plain = args.plain or ""
if plain:sub(1, 1) == "f" then plain = false else plain = true end
-- get the page content and look for 'text' - return position or nomatch
local content = titleobj and titleobj:getContent()
return content and mw.ustring.find(content, text, 1, plain) or nomatch
end
function str.findpagetext(frame)
local args = frame.args
local pargs = frame:getParent().args
for k, v in pairs(pargs) do
args[k] = v
end
if not (args[1] or args.text) then return nil end
-- just the first value
return (str._findpagetext(args))
end
--[[
--[[
Helper function that populates the argument list given that user may need to use a mix of
Helper function that populates the argument list given that user may need to use a mix of