reMatch

Uses a regular expression (RE) to search a string for a pattern, starting from a specified position.

reMatch(reg_expression, string) → returns array

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See Also:   reMatchNoCase

Argument Reference

reg_expression string
Required

Regular expression for which to search. Case-sensitive.

string string
Required

A string or a variable that contains one. String in which to search.

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Examples
Sample code invoking the reMatch function

Extracts numbers from a string and returns them as an array

serializeJSON( reMatch("[0-9]+", "1 way to extract any number like 45, 38") )

Expected Result: ["1","45","38"]

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