<class pattern.quantity
  a_pattern     =req
  min           =0=number.integer
  max           ="infinity"=<type.one_of "infinity" number.integer/>
  greedy        =true=boolean
/>

See also: is_type_for, get_string_segments, replace_string_segments, string_segment, zero_or_one, zero_or_more, one_or_more

a wob

Parameter key	Default value	Type
a_pattern	req

Any valid pattern. If the default values for min, max, and greedy are used, the pattern will be matched as often as it is detected.

pattern.<quantity pattern.uppercase />.
<is_type_for "xxxABCDzzz" />

true

a wob

Parameter key	Default value	Type
min	0	integer

Specifies the minimum number of times the pattern should be repeated contiguously.

Example: Pattern repeated contiguously 2 to 4 times

pattern.<quantity "abc" min=2 max=4 />.
<is_type_for "abcabcabc" />

true

Example: Pattern repeated contiguously less than min times

pattern.<quantity "abc" min=2 max=4 />.
<is_type_for "abcxxx" />

false

a wob

Parameter key	Default value	Type
max	"infinity"	type.<one_of "infinity" number.integer/>

Sets the maximum number of times a pattern may match in the target string.

Example: Has more than the maximum quantity from start to end

<pattern pattern.start_of_line
         pattern.<quantity pattern.<one_of "A" "B" "C" /> min=1 max=2 />
         pattern.end_of_line />.
<is_type_for "ACAB" />

false

a wob

max="infinity"

If max is the string "infinity", then the number of times matched is min or more. This is the default value for this field.

Example: Pattern repeats at least five times

<pattern pattern.start_of_line
         pattern.<quantity pattern.alphanumeric min=5 max="infinity" /> />.
<is_type_for "ab123!@#" />

true

a wob

Parameter key	Default value	Type
greedy	true	boolean

When greedy is false, only min-max values of: 0 1, 0 "infinity", 1 "infinity" are supported

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