LooksLike

LooksLike(String a, String b)

This function enables you to locate field values using standard DOS wildcards ( ? is a wildcard for a single character, * is a wildcard for any number of characters). It does this by comparing a String to a mask which contains one or more wildcards. The function returns True if the string matches the mask, and False if the string does not match the mask.

Parameters

• a - A String value to be compared to the mask.
• b - A String that provides a mask for comparing the value in String a.

Return value

The return value is True or False.

Examples

• The return value of the following statement is False.

  LooksLike("he is my brother", " he is my brother and friend")

• The return value of the following statement is True.

  LooksLike("he is my brother", "he is my brother")