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REGEX_SEARCH

Use the REGEX_SEARCH function to find a matching regular expression pattern in a text value. It returns the position of the first character of the match in the second text value.

Use

REGEX_SEARCH( pattern , within_text [, start_num] )
Finds a matching regular expression pattern within a text value and returns the relative position of that match.

ParameterRequiredDescription
patternYesthe regular expression to match
within_textYesthe text to search
start_numNospecifies the character at which to start the match (starting from 1)

ReturnsNumber

Example

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