match_regex

The match_regex function searches a text string for a specific pattern defined by a regular expression. It returns a Boolean value indicating whether the pattern was found in the text. This function is commonly used for pattern matching and validation tasks in text processing and data extraction.

Syntax​

    match_regex(Field, Regex)

Arguments​

• Field: The field or String to match against.
• Regex: An RE2 regular expression as a String wrapped in forward slashes, "/regex/".

Results​

Returns a Boolean value, where matches are true and non-matches are false.

Examples​

match_regex("Goats on a farm.", "/Goats/")

match_regex("Number is 2.000000", @'/is (\d+)/')