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 |
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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 |
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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("^(([^<>()[\]\\\\.,;:\\[email protected]\\"]+(\\.[^<>()[\\]\\\\.,;:\\[email protected]\\"]+)*)|(\\".+\\"))@((\\[[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.