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RegExMatch(text, regex_text)

Category: Text function


Description

This function returns the first substring that matches the regular expression pattern regex_text.


Use cases

RegExMatch is useful for fuzzy-matching and extracting substrings of text using a specific pattern of characters.


Arguments

ArgumentTypeDescription
textTextThe text value to test for the regex_text RegEx pattern.
regex_textText (RegEx pattern)The string pattern to search for within text. The first instance of text matching this pattern is returned.

Return value type: Text


Remarks

EasyMorph uses the .NET regex language.


Examples

regexmatch('12345678', '^\d{4}') //Returns '1234'
regexmatch('MaryAnne', '[a-zA-z]{4}) //Returns 'Mary'


See also