The pattern of ^character-string$ matches with a similar character-string representing the entire searched string. The following examples illustrate the matching of a pattern equivalent to the entire searched string.
|
Pattern |
Searched String |
Result |
|---|---|---|
|
^SALES$ |
BSALES |
No match |
|
^SALES$ |
SALESFIL |
No match |
|
^SALES$ |
JSALESFL |
No match |
|
^SALES$ |
SALES |
Match |
|
^sales$ |
SALES |
No match |
|
^sales$ |
sales |
Match |