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(add an escapePattern function for escaping Lua patterns) |
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return string.rep( frame.args[1] or '', repetitions ) |
return string.rep( frame.args[1] or '', repetitions ) |
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end |
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--[[ |
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escapePattern |
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This function escapes special characters from a Lua string pattern. See [1] |
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for details on how patterns work. |
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[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Patterns |
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Usage: |
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{{#invoke:String|escapePattern|pattern_string}} |
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Parameters |
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pattern_string: The pattern string to escape. |
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]] |
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function str.escapePattern( frame ) |
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local pattern_str = frame.args[1] |
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if not pattern_str then |
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return str._error( 'No pattern string specified' ); |
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end |
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local result = str._escapePattern( pattern_str ) |
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return result |
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end |
end |
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