tMaker :: Wildcards

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Wildcards

If the question requires the user to type in an answer (fill-in-the-blanks question type), you must specify the mask for the correct answer. The mask can contain the wildcards symbols.

Below is the list of wildcards supported by the application:

1. Simple

Mask	Description
?	any single character
_	any single character or nothing
*	any number of any characters or nothing at all
%	at least one character (any)
#	one or more numeric characters ('0'...'9')

2. Expressions

[<occurrences>:][!]<starting_char>[<ending_char>][;[!]<starting_char>[<ending_char>]]...

Examples:

Mask	Description
[a;b]	'a' or 'b'
[az]	any alphabetical characters ('a','b','c'...'z')
[az;09]	any alphabetical or numeric characters ('a'...'z' or '0'...'9')
[az;!mo]	any alphabetical characters ('a'...'z') except characters 'm', 'n' and 'o'
[!ac]	any characters except 'a', 'b' and 'c'
[6:az;09]	any 6 characters (e.g. '9c3ax7')
[2-5:az;09]	from 2 to 5 characters
[:az]	any single character or nothing
[*:az;09]	any number of any characters or nothing
[%:az;09]	one or more characters

3. OR Sequence

<mask_string>;<mask_string>[;<mask_string>]...

Examples:

Mask	Description
{xyz;abcd;123}	'xyz' or 'abcd' or '123'
{[3:09];-[2:09]}	any 3 characters or the '-' and 2 characters
{a;0}	the string starting with 'a' or ending with '0'

4. Escape Sequences

Mask	Description
\*	asterisk ('*')
\\	back slash ('\')
\s	space (#$20)
\t	tabulation (#$9)
\$41	'A' (#$41)
[\[;\]]	the '[' or ']' bracket