Number of subexpressions,
if it is 0, then no match found; this value is 1 for ABSOLUTE and APPROXIMATE match.
The start and endOffset are always dependent on the search direction.
For example:
if you search "X" in the text "-X-" the offset are:
for forward: start = 1, end = 2
for backward: start = 2, end = 1
Forward, the startOffset is inclusive, the endOffset exclusive.
Backward, the startOffset is exclusive, the endOffset inclusive.
For regular expressions it can be greater than 1.
If the value is 1, startoffset[0] and endoffset[0] points to the matching sub string
if value is > 1, still startoffset[0] and endoffset[0] points to the matching substring for whole regular expression
startoffset[i] and endoffset[i] points to the matching substring of i th matching substring.
Number of subexpressions,
if it is 0, then no match found; this value is 1 for ABSOLUTE and APPROXIMATE match.
The start and endOffset are always dependent on the search direction.
For example:
if you search "X" in the text "-X-" the offset are:
for forward: start = 1, end = 2
for backward: start = 2, end = 1
Forward, the startOffset is inclusive, the endOffset exclusive.
Backward, the startOffset is exclusive, the endOffset inclusive.
For regular expressions it can be greater than 1.
If the value is 1, startoffset[0] and endoffset[0] points to the matching sub string
if value is > 1, still startoffset[0] and endoffset[0] points to the matching substring for whole regular expression
startoffset[i] and endoffset[i] points to the matching substring of i th matching substring.