def scanString(self, instring, maxMatches=_MAX_INT, overlap=False):
        """
        Scan the input string for expression matches.  Each match will return the
        matching tokens, start location, and end location.  May be called with optional
        ``maxMatches`` argument, to clip scanning after 'n' matches are found.  If
        ``overlap`` is specified, then overlapping matches will be reported.

        Note that the start and end locations are reported relative to the string
        being parsed.  See :class:`parseString` for more information on parsing
        strings with embedded tabs.

        Example::

            source = "sldjf123lsdjjkf345sldkjf879lkjsfd987"
            print(source)
            for tokens, start, end in Word(alphas).scanString(source):
                print(' '*start + '^'*(end-start))
                print(' '*start + tokens[0])

        prints::

            sldjf123lsdjjkf345sldkjf879lkjsfd987
            ^^^^^
            sldjf
                    ^^^^^^^
                    lsdjjkf
                              ^^^^^^
                              sldkjf
                                       ^^^^^^
                                       lkjsfd
        """
        if not self.streamlined:
            self.streamline()
        for e in self.ignoreExprs:
            e.streamline()

        if not self.keepTabs:
            instring = _ustr(instring).expandtabs()
        instrlen = len(instring)
        loc = 0
        preparseFn = self.preParse
        parseFn = self._parse
        ParserElement.resetCache()
        matches = 0
        try:
            while loc <= instrlen and matches < maxMatches:
                try:
                    preloc = preparseFn(instring, loc)
                    nextLoc, tokens = parseFn(instring, preloc, callPreParse=False)
                except ParseException:
                    loc = preloc + 1
                else:
                    if nextLoc > loc:
                        matches += 1
                        yield tokens, preloc, nextLoc
                        if overlap:
                            nextloc = preparseFn(instring, loc)
                            if nextloc > loc:
                                loc = nextLoc
                            else:
                                loc += 1
                        else:
                            loc = nextLoc
                    else:
                        loc = preloc + 1
        except ParseBaseException as exc:
            if ParserElement.verbose_stacktrace:
                raise
            else:
                # catch and re-raise exception from here, clearing out pyparsing internal stack trace
                if getattr(exc, '__traceback__', None) is not None:
                    exc.__traceback__ = self._trim_traceback(exc.__traceback__)
                raise exc

        Scan the input string for expression matches.  Each match will return the
        matching tokens, start location, and end location.  May be called with optional
        ``maxMatches`` argument, to clip scanning after 'n' matches are found.  If
        ``overlap`` is specified, then overlapping matches will be reported.

        Note that the start and end locations are reported relative to the string
        being parsed.  See :class:`parseString` for more information on parsing
        strings with embedded tabs.

        Example::

            source = "sldjf123lsdjjkf345sldkjf879lkjsfd987"
            print(source)
            for tokens, start, end in Word(alphas).scanString(source):
                print(' '*start + '^'*(end-start))
                print(' '*start + tokens[0])

        prints::

            sldjf123lsdjjkf345sldkjf879lkjsfd987
            ^^^^^
            sldjf
                    ^^^^^^^
                    lsdjjkf
                              ^^^^^^
                              sldkjf
                                       ^^^^^^
                                       lkjsfd
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/pip/_vendor/pyparsing.py