Extensions.StringUtil.MatchToRegularExpression

Classification

Name	MatchToRegularExpression
Short Description	Uses of regular expressions
Class	Term
Extension	OTX StringUtil extension
Group	StringUtil related terms
Exceptions	OutOfBoundsException
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

/// Local Declarations
Boolean BooleanVariable = false;
/// Flow
BooleanVariable = StringUtil.MatchToRegularExpression(StringTerm, StringTerm);

Description

The MatchToRegularExpression term shall return TRUE, if and only if the regular expression performed on the input string is true.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
Boolean	Result of the regular expression that is applied to the string

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
String	String	Term	-	[1]	Represents the String which shall be analysed.
RegExp	String	Term	-	[1]	This String value represents the regular expression, which shall be performed on the other String given by the <string> argument.

OTL Examples

/// Local Declarations

Boolean Boolean1;

/// Flow

Boolean1 = StringUtil.MatchToRegularExpression("emotive", "[a-z]*");

See also

ReplaceSubString
StringConcatenate
SubString
LengthOfString
IndexOf
SplitString
ToUpper
ToLower
Encode
Decode