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Pattern Matching



LAPIS
has a new pattern matching language, called text constraints, that makes it easy to describe what you
want to select. This tutorial provides a brief flavor of the pattern language.

Tutorial sequence:
  1. Simple patterns
  2. Named patterns
  3. Constraints
  4. More constraints
  5. Multiple constraints
  6. Either/or
  7. Not
  8. Then
  9. From/to
  10. Counting

More Information


A reference manual for the pattern language can be found here:

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Send comments or questions to Rob Miller, (rcm@lcs.mit.edu)
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