Wildcards & Glob Patterns

Wildcards (*) and Glob Patterns (i.e. [1-3]) are placeholders that can be used to represent any number of characters, a range of specific characters or specific character (sets).
Note that Glob Patterns are only supported for Create 6 and CRN 0.9.0 and newer.

Examples

Note

These examples are about wildcards and Glob Patterns in Train Schedules. The same applies to display links and other places supporting these.

The following examples assume the following Data sources: Station 1, Station 2, Station 3b, Station4, Depot 5, My Station 6

No Wildcard/Glob Pattern

If we write Station 1, the train only travels to a Train Station named Station 1, since the names match.

Wildcards

If you want to allow the train to have the choice between several destinations, you can write Station *.
All Stations whos name starts with Station (Including the space!) are valid, meaning Station 1, Station 2 and Station 3b are selectable.

• Station4 is not valid due to not having a space between Station and the number. Station* would consider this name valid too.
• Depot 5 is not valid due to its name not starting with Station.
• My Station 6 is not valud due to its name starting with My and not Station.

Glob Patterns

Glob Patterns are similar to Wildcards but allow a higher level of selection when defining any.

Supported Patterns

Pattern	Description
?	Matches any single character
[...]	Matches any single character defined in between the square brackets
[x-y]	Matches any single character defined in the provided range (i.e. 0-9 for any digit from 0 to 9)
[!...]	Matches any single character not defined in between the square brackets
{...}	Matches any text defined in-between the curly brackets (Each word is separated by a comma)
{!...}	Matches any text not defined in-between the curly brackets (Each word is separated by a comma)

As an example, if we want to target any Station named Station <number> with <number> being any single digit and not text, we can use Station [0-9].
This means Station 1, and Station 2 are valid selections for the Train.

• Station 3b is not valid as it also contains b rather than just a digit.
• Station4 is not valid due to not having a space between Station and the number. Station{ [0-9],[0-9]} would consider this name valid too.
• Depot 5 is not valid due to its name not starting with Station.
• My Station 6 is not valud due to its name starting with My and not Station.

Further Examples

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

Additional Resources

The Create Glob Tester can be used to create and test Glob Patterns for Create.

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Blocks	Advanced Displays • Train Station Clock
Features	Blacklists • Global Settings • Permissions • Schedule Section • Station Tag • Train Category • Train Lines
Items	Navigator
Other topics	Navigation warning • Placeholders • Scheduled Time and Real Time • Train Initialization • Train validation • Wildcards & Glob Patterns
Schedule entries	Dynamic Delay • Prioritized Destination Instruction • Schedule Section • Train separation

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