Regex

Constructs a regular expression from text.

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/46155/validate-email-address-in-javascript for information about regular expressions.

Syntax

Regex(exp, flag)

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	Yes1
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)	Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load)	Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Initialization Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Read Only Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Required Rules	Yes1
Business Rules: Validation Rules	Yes1
Client Expressions	Yes
Object Permissions	No
Services	Yes
LDAP	Yes
Mobile	Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)	Yes1
UI Quick Actions	Yes
Reports	Yes1
Search/Dashboard without field references	Yes1
Search/Dashboard with field references	No
1. Except in services.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
exp	The regular expression, without slashes.
flag	(Optional) The flags associated with the regular expression.

Return Value

Regular expression, which is a text value.

Example

Regex("^(([^<>()[\]\\\\.,;:\\s@\\"]+(\\.[^<>()[\\]\\\\.,;:\\s@\\"]+)*)|(\\".+\\"))@((\\[[0-9]{1,3}\\.[0-9]{1,3}\\.[0-9]{1,3}\\.[0-9]{1,3}\\])|(([a-zA-Z\\-0-9]+\\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$","i")

This example returns a regular expression that matches a valid email address.