Wildcard Export Symbol Examples

For the following examples, assume that the symbol list of possible exports consists of:

interest_rate
international
prime_rate

The following examples show which export is chosen or why an error occurs:

EXPORT SYMBOL (“interest”>>>) : Exports the symbol “interest_rate” because it is the only symbol that begins with “interest”.

EXPORT SYMBOL (“i”>>>“rate”>>>) : Exports the symbol “interest_rate” because it is the only symbol that begins with “i” and subsequently contains “rate”.

EXPORT SYMBOL (<<<“i”>>>“rate”) : Results in a “Multiple matches for wildcard specification” error. Both “prime_rate” and “interest_rate” contain an “i” and subsequently end in “rate”.

EXPORT SYMBOL (“inter”>>>“prime”) : Results in a “No matches for wildcard specification” error. No symbol begins with “inter” and subsequently ends in “prime”.

EXPORT SYMBOL (<<<) : Results in a “Multiple matches for wildcard specification” error. This symbol matches all three symbols and therefore is not valid. An export statement can result in only one exported symbol.