syntax:functions:regexmatch
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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
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | Text | The text value to test for the regex_text RegEx pattern. |
| regex_text | Text (RegEx pattern) | The string pattern to search for within text. The first instance of text matching this pattern is returned. |
Return value type: Text
Examples
regexmatch('12345678', '^\d{4}') //Returns '1234'
regexmatch('MaryAnne', '[a-zA-z]{4}) //Returns 'Mary'
See also
syntax/functions/regexmatch.1629089711.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/08/16 00:55 by craigt