# regex_search

The `regex_search` method performs a regular expression search on a string. This method returns a LuaRegexMatch object, rather than strings.

## Syntax

    regex_search ( input, regex [, case])

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`input` | (string) The string in which to search.
`regex` | (string) The regular expression with which to search.
`case` | (boolean) A boolean that specifies whether the match is case-sensitive. The match is case sensitive by default (`true`).

## Returns

(LuaRegexMatch).

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