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Match the String with the given Pattern.

• No wildcard:

>>> let pat = [Plain "some text\nwithout wildcard"]
>>> pat `match` "some text\nwithout wildcard"
True

• Inline wildcard:

>>> let pat = [Plain "some ", InlineDots, Plain " text"]
>>> pat `match` "some single-line text"
True
>>> pat `match` "some\nmultiline\ntext"
False

• Multiline wildcard:

>>> let pat = [Plain "some\n", MultilineDots, Plain "\ntext"]
>>> pat `match` "some\nmultiline\ntext"
True
>>> pat `match` "some\n\ntext"
True
>>> pat `match` "some\nmulti\nline\ntext"
True

• Blank line:

>>> let pat = [Plain "a blank\n", BlankLine, Plain "\nline"]
>>> pat `match` "a blank\n\nline"
True
>>> pat `match` "a blank\n(not)\nline"
False