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Text.match

matchpatterncase_sensitivity

Group: Text
Aliases: check matches, like, regex

Documentation​

Checks if the whole text in self matches a provided pattern. For details on Enso's Regex syntax, see the Help Documentation.

Arguments​

  • pattern: The pattern to match self against.
  • case_sensitivity: Specifies if the text values should be compared case sensitively.

Examples​

Checks if whole text matches a basic email regex.​

      example_match =
          regex = ".+ct@.+"
          # Evaluates to true
          "contact@enso.org".match regex
      example_match_insensitive =
          regex = ".+ct@.+"
          # Evaluates to true
          "CONTACT@enso.org".match regex Case_Sensitivity.Insensitive

Errors​

  • If an empty regex is used, find throws an Illegal_Argument error.
  • If a non-default locale is used, find throws an Illegal_Argument error.