virtualx-engine/demos/misc/regex/regex.gd

extends VBoxContainer

# Member variables
var regex = RegEx.new()


func update_expression(text):
	regex.compile(text)
	update_text()


func update_text():
	var text = get_node("Text").get_text()
	var list = get_node("List")
	for child in list.get_children():
		child.queue_free()
	if regex.is_valid():
		regex.find(text)
		for res in regex.get_captures():
			var label = Label.new()
			label.set_text(res)
			list.add_child(label)


func _ready():
	get_node("Text").set_text("They asked me \"What's going on \\\"in the manor\\\"?\"")
	update_expression(get_node("Expression").get_text())