Apply a regular expression
Applies a regular expression to a text and returns a list of all matches.
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In detail
What it does and what it's for
This integration allows you to apply regular expressions to texts, facilitating the extraction and manipulation of specific data in your automations. With this tool, you can perform advanced searches and precise replacements, optimizing your processes and saving time on repetitive tasks.
Additionally, the flexibility of regular expressions enables you to adapt to a wide range of scenarios, from format validation to extracting complex information. Explore how this feature can enhance the efficiency and accuracy of your automations.
This operation is the equivalent of the match command in Javascript.
How it works
How it fits in an automated task
A Botize task pairs a trigger with one or more actions. This piece is one of them.
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The event that starts the task, from this app or any other.
This action runs
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Setup
Customization options
Fields you can adjust when using it in your automation.
Regular Expression Examples
The following table contains a list of regular expression examples for different cases.
Extract first sentence
| Text | Text 1. Text 2. Text 3. |
| Pattern | /(.[^\.]*)\./ |
| Results | {{match.0}} → Text 1. {{match.1}} → Text 1 |
Extract the first sentence and the remaining text
| Text | Text 1. Text 2. Text 3. |
| Pattern | /(.[^\.]*)\.(.*)/ |
| Results | {{match.0}} → Text 1. Text 2. Text 3. {{match.1}} → Text 1 {{match.2}} → Text 2. Text 3. |
Extract the email
| Text | My email address is contact@gmail.com |
| Pattern | /([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/gi |
| Results | {{match.0}} → contact@gmail.com |
Extract the first number
| Text | The ABC 123 Song |
| Pattern | /^[^\d]*(\d+)/ |
| Results | {{match.0}} → The ABC 123 {{match.1}} → 123 |
Extract the first URL
| Text | Visit my website https://abc.com/section?param=1 |
| Pattern | /(http|ftp|https)://([\w_-]+(?:(?:\.[\w_-]+)+))([\w.,@?^=%&:/~+#-]*[\w@?^=%&/~+#-])/ |
| Results | {{match.0}} → https://abc.com/section?param=1 {{match.1}} → https {{match.2}} → abc.com {{match.3}} → /section?param=1 |
Extract the first URL from a specified domain
| Text | Visit my website https://abc.com/section?param=1 and https://xyz.com |
| Pattern | /https://ad\.admitad\.com/[^"\s]+/ |
| Results | {{match.0}} → https://xyz.com |
Output data
Information provided
When executed, this operation delivers the following data, which can be used in the same automatic task.
Tags
- Match 0 {{match0}}
- Match 1 {{match1}}
- Match 2 {{match2}}
- Match 3 {{match3}}
- Match 4 {{match4}}
- Matches {{matches}}
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