Regex find

Supported in: Batch, Streaming

Matches an expression against a regular expression. Regular expression can match any part of the string.

Expression categories: Regex, String

Declared arguments

• Expression: The expression to match against the regular expression.
  Expression<String>
• Regex: The regular expression to find.
  Expression<String>

Output type: Boolean

Examples

Example 1: Base case

Description: The pattern must be in the string but does not have to match the full value.

Argument values:

• Expression: abcdefg
• Regex: abc

Output: true

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Example 2: Base case

Description: You can find regex patterns.

Argument values:

• Expression: abcdefg
• Regex: abc?d

Output: true

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Example 3: Base case

Description: Regex patterns sometimes don't match input strings.

Argument values:

• Expression: abdefg
• Regex: ab?d

Output: true

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Example 4: Null case

Description: Can match using back tracking.

Argument values:

• Expression: hello hello
• Regex: (hello) \1

Output: true

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Example 5: Null case

Description: Can match using lookahead.

Argument values:

• Expression: helloworld
• Regex: (\w+)(?=world)

Output: true

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Example 6: Null case

Description: Null pattern do not match.

Argument values:

• Expression: foo
• Regex: null

Output: false

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Example 7: Null case

Description: Null columns do not match.

Argument values:

• Expression: null
• Regex: ab?d.*

Output: false

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Example 8: Null case

Argument values:

• Expression: foo
• Regex: pattern

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