load("sregex")$ regex_match("\\W[A-Z]", "Hello World!"); /* returns matched substring */ regex_match("\\W[A-Z]", "Hello world!"); /* returns false if no match */ regex_subst_first("4", "[Aa]", "Abracadabra!"); /* replaces first match */ regex_subst("4", "[Aa]", "Abracadabra!"); /* replaces all matches */