buffer_find_all_matches
January 19th 2020
Find all matches for a search pattern in a buffer
Signature
String_Match_List
buffer_find_all_matches(Application_Links* app,
Arena* arena,
Buffer_ID buffer,
i32 string_id,
Range_i64 range,
String_Const_u8 needle,
Character_Predicate* predicate,
Scan_Direction direction);Parameters
app
the standard custom layer context pointer
arena
the arena on which the returned string will be allocated
buffer
the id of the buffer to search
string_id
the id to store into the resulting string matches
range
the range in byte positions where all matches must be contained
needle
the string to search for in the buffer range
predicate
a character predicate used to check the left and right side of the match to add left sloppy and right sloppy match flags.
direction
the direction of the scan through the buffer range determining the order of the generated matches
Return
a linked list of matches to the search pattern