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FirstRegexMatch

Returns the substring of text that is the first match of /regex/.

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions for information about regular expressions.

Syntax

FirstRegexMatch(text, exp)

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load) Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules Yes
Business Rules: Initialization Rules Yes
Business Rules: Read Only Rules Yes
Business Rules: Required Rules Yes
Business Rules: Validation Rules Yes
Client Expressions Yes
Object Permissions No
Services Yes
LDAP Yes
Mobile Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) Yes
UI Quick Actions Yes
Reports Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references Yes
Search/Dashboard with field references No

Parameters

text The text in which to look for the regular expression.
exp The regular expression to look for in the text.

Return Value

Returns a subset of text that is the first match of the regular expression.  Returns null if there is no match.

Example

FirstRegexMatch("Hello there! This is a test, isn't it?", /there.*test/i)

The example above returns "there! This is a test".


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