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fmatch

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This function starts with a lowercase letter.

Description​

Find a filename matching a pattern.

NameDescription
const filename[]The string to hold the result in, returned as a packed string.
const pattern[]The pattern that should be matched. May contain wildcards.
indexThe number of the file, in case there are multiple matches. (default: 0)
size = sizeof (filename)The maximum size of parameter name

Returns​

true - Success (the file matches the pattern)

false - Failure (the file does not exist or the pattern does not match)

Examples​

if (fmatch("file.txt", "*.txt"))
{
    print("The file matches the pattern.");
}
else
{
    print("The file \"file.txt\" does not exists, or pattern does not match.");
}

Notes​

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This function works on open.mp server but not on SA:MP server.

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