Wildcards - MisterJulsen/Create-Train-Navigator GitHub Wiki

Wildcards (*) are placeholders for any number of characters in a text. All entries from a data source are valid that matches the corresponding pattern.

Example

[!NOTE] This example is about wildcards in Train Schedules. The same applies to display links and other uses of wildcards.

We have a data source: Station 1, Station 2, Station 3b, Station4, Depot 5, My Station 6

If we now write Station 1, the train only drives to a train station called Station 1, since the names match.

If you now have several stations (see data source) and want the train to have the choice between several destinations, you can write Station *. All stations are valid of which the name begins with Station (with spaces!) and then contains any amount of characters (represented by the *). In this case only: Station 1, Station 2, Station 3b.

• Station4 is not valid because the pattern is Station * is (with spaces) and Station4 doesn't contain any spaces after Station. With the pattern Station* (without spaces), this entry would be valid.
• Depot 5 is not valid because the text does not start with Station .
• My Station 6 is not valid, since there is My in front of the Station text. With the pattern * Station * (or *Station*) this entry would be valid.

Other examples are:

Pattern	Valid Entries
Station *b	Station 3b
S*n*	Station 1, Station 2, Station 3b, Station4
*5	Depot 5