REGEXEXTRACT

REGEXEXTRACT finds the first appearance of a string within a block of text.
Function category: Text​
Syntax
REGEXEXTRACT(arg1, arg2)
Arguments
Description
arg1
String to be searched.
arg2
Regex pattern to search.
Examples
Let's say we're given a response with the following vehicle information.
{  
   "data":{  
      "mechanic_reports":{  
         "vehicle_1":{  
            "description":"The car was still functional, but had a bad radiator, and was in bad condition."
         }
      }
   }
}
If we know that the attribute description has a standard form and uses standardized terminology, we can do a search for a string using REGEXEXTRACT. In this example we search for the string functional using ".unctional".
# Search for the first occurance of a string
REGEXEXTRACT(data.mechanic_reports.vehicle_1.description, ".unctional")
​
# Returns functional
# The string ".unctional" was found 
In this example we search for the string functional using ".uto".
# Search for the first occurance of a string
REGEXEXTRACT(data.mechanic_reports.vehicle_1.description, ".uto")
​
# Returns null
# The string ".uto" was not found 

PROPER

REGEXMATCH

Last updated 7 months ago

Arguments	Description
`arg1`	String to be searched.
`arg2`	Regex pattern to search.