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`Pattern::expand`

fn expand(P pat, string template) -> string

Import

use text::{Pattern};

Source: src/text.hy

Returns the replacement text for the match find_in just returned.

The default is template itself. A regex substitutes its captures ($1, ${name}).

Parameters#

Name	Type
`pat`	`P`
`template`	`string`

Returns#

string

See also#

Pattern::find_in
Pattern: Something a [Searchable] value can be searched for: a plain string (matched literally), or a type such as coil-regex’s Regex.
Pattern::is_prefix_of: Returns true when a match starts at the beginning of hay.
Pattern::is_suffix_of: Returns true when a match ends at the end of hay.