%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
"me@mulesoft.com" match(/([a-z]*)@([a-z]*).com/)
match
match(text: String, matcher: Regex): Array<String>
Uses a Java regular expression (regex) to match a string and then separates it into capture groups. Returns the results in an array.
Note that you can use match
for pattern matching expressions that include
case
statements.
Parameters
Name | Description |
---|---|
|
A string. |
|
A Java regex for matching characters in the |
Example
In this example, the regex matches the input email address and contains two
capture groups within parentheses (located before and after the @
). The
result is an array of elements: The first matching the entire regex, the
second matching the initial capture group () in the the regex, the
third matching the last capture group (
[a-z]
).