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

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

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

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

func Matches
	if(linked("doMatches"))
		return(this.codename)
	else
		return(make_matches())
	end
end

func Count
	if(linked("doMatches"))
		return(this.codename + '.Count')
	else
		return(make_matches() + '.Count')
	end
end

func IsReadOnly
	if(linked("doMatches"))
		return(this.codename + '.IsReadOnly')
	else
		return(make_matches() + '.IsReadOnly')
	end
end

func IsSynchronized
	if(linked("doMatches"))
		return(this.codename + '.IsSynchronized')
	else
		return(make_matches() + '.IsSynchronized')
	end
end

func SyncRoot
	if(linked("doMatches"))
		return(this.codename + '.SyncRoot')
	else
		return(make_matches() + '.SyncRoot')
	end
end