# tablepress/3.4/libraries/vendor/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Internal/WildcardMatch.php

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- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/tablepress/3.4/code/libraries/vendor/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Internal/WildcardMatch.php
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- Modified: 2025-03-25T06:12:14+00:00

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```php
<?php

namespace TablePress\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Calculation\Internal;

class WildcardMatch
{
	private const SEARCH_SET = [
		'~~', // convert double tilde to unprintable value
		'~\*', // convert tilde backslash asterisk to [*] (matches literal asterisk in regexp)
		'\*', // convert backslash asterisk to .* (matches string of any length in regexp)
		'~\?', // convert tilde backslash question to [?] (matches literal question mark in regexp)
		'\?', // convert backslash question to . (matches one character in regexp)
		"\x1c", // convert original double tilde to single tilde
	];

	private const REPLACEMENT_SET = [
		"\x1c",
		'[*]',
		'.*',
		'[?]',
		'.',
		'~',
	];

	public static function wildcard(string $wildcard): string
	{
		// Preg Escape the wildcard, but protecting the Excel * and ? search characters
		return str_replace(self::SEARCH_SET, self::REPLACEMENT_SET, preg_quote($wildcard, '/'));
	}

	public static function compare(?string $value, string $wildcard): bool
	{
		if ($value === '' || $value === null) {
			return false;
		}

		return (bool) preg_match("/^{$wildcard}\$/mui", $value);
	}
}

```