# Hotstrings() [v2.56]

Author: Titan Last Modified: nonexistent

Dynamically adds regular expression hotstrings.

hotstrings(k, a = "")

For more details of the functions's parameters and return value, please see it's source code.

#### Remarks

It is not strictly stdlib conform, because it uses a global variable.

For update's details and remarks related to the functions, please see the AutoHotkey Forum: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic16367.html

#### License

The functions is an open source item under the Simplified BSD license. For details, please see titan-license.txt

#### Example

    ; #Include Hotstrings.ahk
    #NoEnv
    SendMode Input
    SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%

    ; hotstrings("(B|b)tw\s", "%$1%y the way") ; type 'btw' followed by space, tab or return
    ; hotstrings("i)omg", "oh my god{!}") ; type 'OMG' in any case, upper, lower or mixed
    ; hotstrings("\bcolou?r", "rgb(128, 255, 0);") ; '\b' prevents matching with anything before the word, e.g. 'multicololoured'

    hotstrings("now#", "%A_Now%")
    hotstrings("(B|b)tw", "%$1%y the way")
    hotstrings("(\d+)\/(\d+)%", "percent") ; try 4/50%
    Return

    percent:
    p := Round($1 / $2 * 100)
    Send, %p%`%
    Return