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TEXT:00,include wildcard.e
TEXT:16,   = wildcard_match(  ,   )
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TEXT:00,ri                  s1  s2
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TEXT:32,wildcard_match() checks if sequence    matches the wildcard pattern
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TEXT:00,                                    s2
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TEXT:16,defined in sequence   . A 1 is returned if    matches   , otherwise a 0
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TEXT:00,                    s1                     s2         s1
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TEXT:16,is returned. The return value is stored in the receiving variable   .
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TEXT:00,                                                                  ri
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TEXT:32,The use of matching sequence values with wildcard patterns is a little
TEXT:16,tricky. This is because wildcard_match() takes into consideration both
TEXT:16,alphabetic case and the placement of the wildcard characters in the
TEXT:16,pattern string. Look at the examples on the next page to see some common
TEXT:16,mistakes when using wildcard_match().

