SymMatchString Function

Compares the specified string to the specified regular expression.

BOOL WINAPI SymMatchString(
  __in          PCTSTR string,
  __in          PCTSTR expression,
  __in          BOOL fCase
);

Parameters

string

The string, such as a symbol name, to be compared to the expression parameter.

expression

The PDB regular expression to compare to the string parameter.

fCase

A variable that indicates whether or not the comparison is to be case sensitive.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE.

If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To retrieve extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

All DbgHelp functions, such as this one, are single threaded. Therefore, calls from more than one thread to this function will likely result in unexpected behavior or memory corruption. To avoid this, you must synchronize all concurrent calls from more than one thread to this function.

Requirements

Redistributable	Requires DbgHelp.dll 6.2 or later.
Header	Declared in DbgHelp.h.
Library	Use Dbghelp.lib.
DLL	Requires Dbghelp.dll.
Unicode	Implemented as SymMatchStringW (Unicode) and SymMatchString (ANSI).

See Also

DbgHelp Functions

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