string.gmatch
Lua function string.gmatch Summary Iterate over a string Prototype `it = string.gmatch (str, pattern` Description `Returns an iterator function for returning the next capture from a pattern over a string. If there is no capture, the whole match is produced. See string.find for an explanation of regular expressions.
    for w in string.gmatch ("nick takes a stroll", "%a+") do
      print (w)
    end -- for

    -->

    nick
    takes
    a
    stroll
` See Also ... Topics Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Regular Expressions Scripting Lua functions string.byte (Converts a character into its ASCII (decimal) equivalent) string.char (Converts ASCII codes into their equivalent characters) string.dump (Converts a function into binary) string.find (Searches a string for a pattern) string.format (Formats a string) string.gfind (Iterate over a string (obsolete in Lua 5.1)) string.gsub (Substitute strings inside another string) string.len (Return the length of a string) string.lower (Converts a string to lower-case) string.match (Searches a string for a pattern) string.rep (Returns repeated copies of a string) string.reverse (Reverses the order of characters in a string) string.sub (Returns a substring of a string) string.upper (Converts a string to upper-case) (Help topic: lua=string.gmatch) Documentation contents page