func init
	// add using namespaces
	sys.add_use('System.Text.RegularExpressions')

	// initialize properties
	if(sys.is_linked(3) and linked("doMatch"))
		sys.add_var(this.name, 'Match')
	end
	this.setfield('ex', 'ex' + this.id)
end

func make_match(data)
	dt = d("Data")
	exp = d("Expression")
	op = d("Options")
	return('Regex.Match(' + dt + ', ' + exp + ((len(op) and op != 'null') ? (', ' + op) : '') + ')')
end

func doMatch(data)
	linked("onError") ? blk.println('try {').inc() : ''
		if(sys.is_linked(3))
			blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', make_match(data), ';')
			event("onMatch", this.codename)
		else
			event("onMatch", make_match(data))
		end
	if(linked("onError"))
		blk.dec().println('} catch(ArgumentException ', this.ex, ') {').inc()
			event("onError", this.ex + '.Message')
		blk.dec().println('}')
	end
end

func Match
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename)
	else
		return(make_match())
	end
end

func Value
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Value')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Value')
	end
end

func Captures
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Captures')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Captures')
	end
end

func Empty
	return('Match.Empty')
end

func Groups
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Groups')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Groups')
	end
end

func Index
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Index')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Index')
	end
end

func Length
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Length')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Length')
	end
end

func Success
	if(linked("doMatch"))
		return(this.codename + '.Success')
	else
		return(make_match() + '.Success')
	end
end