What's the difference between matches() and contains()

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Hi all;
For an XPath select, there are the functions contains() and matches(). As matches() does not support wildcards, whats the difference ebtween the two?
And does anyone know of an extension written to support a regex matches() function for .ner xml xpath queries?
thanks - dave <hr class="sig http://www.the-business-intelligence-guy.com/2011/05/the-future-of-bi-raw-uncut.html The future of B.I. - Raw & Uncut

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