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When a string does not match itself

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• Subject: [mg97198] When a string does not match itself
• From: <ingolf.dahl at telia.com>
• Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 02:42:57 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: University of Gothenburg
• Reply-to: <ingolf.dahl at physics.gu.se>

This is a maybe a trivial question, but I have not found the explanation in
help (I am using Mathematica 7.0.0):

 

Normally a string matches itself:

 

In[270]:= StringMatchQ["monkey", "monkey"]  

Out[270]= True

 

But 

 

In[271]:= StringMatchQ["\\*", "\\*"]  

Out[271]= False

 

Why? Compare also to

 

In[4]:= StringCases["\\*", "\\*"]   

Out[4]= {"\\*"}

 

In[267]:= StringPosition["\\*", "\\*"]  

Out[267]= {{1, 2}}

 

Best regards

 

Ingolf Dahl

Sweden

ingolf.dahl at telia.com

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