buffer_seek_character_class
September 8th 2024
Scan a buffer from a point to the first character in a specified set of characters
Signature
String_Match
buffer_seek_character_class(Application_Links* app,
Buffer_ID buffer,
Character_Predicate* predicate,
Scan_Direction direction,
i64 start_pos);Parameters
app
the standard custom layer context pointer
buffer
the id of the buffer who's contents to seek
predicate
specifies the set of bytes that will end the scan
direction
the scan direction of the scan from the start point
start_pos
the start point of the scan
Return
a single string match containing a range of a single character on success, when the buffer exists and a match is found, otherwise a cleared to zero; one can easily determine whether there was a match by the buffer member of the result
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