regex proc

Format

• regex(pattern, flags)
• regex(Regex)

Returns

A new /regex datum.

Args

• pattern: The pattern string to search for
• flags: (optional) A text string containing any combination of modifier flags
• Regex: an existing /regex datum to copy

Creates a regular expression, stored in a /regex datum, that can be used for searching and/or replacing text.

See also

• regex datum
• regex procs
• findtext proc
• replacetext proc
• splittext proc
• REGEX_QUOTE proc