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## 9. Searching Functions

The S-Lang library incorporates two types of searches: Regular expression pattern matching and ordinary searching.

## 9.1 Simple Searches

S-Lang's SLsearch interface functions a convenient interface to the famous Boyer-Moore fast searching algrothim. The searches can go in either a forward or backward direction and and may be performed with or without regard to case. Moreover, UTF-8 encoded strings are fully supported by the interface.

## 9.2 Regular Expressions

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