[strings.matches]

strings.matches is a slot in the strings namespace, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Returns regular expression matches, bounded by the execution deadline when set.

• Value (text), required: Text to match against the regular expression
• Returns: Returns one child node per regular expression match

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
unnamed child node	string	yes	Regular expression pattern to match against the source string.

Guide: How to use [strings.matches]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of strings.matches, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "strings.matches",
  "description": "Returns regular expression matches, bounded by the execution deadline when set",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "text",
      "description": "Text to match against the regular expression",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "ValueOrExpression"
    },
    "children": [
      {
        "type": "string",
        "kind": "regex-pattern",
        "description": "Regular expression pattern to match against the source string",
        "required": true,
        "mode": "ExecutableLambda",
        "cardinality": "ExactlyOne",
        "role": "SourceExpression",
        "evaluation": "EvalSelf",
        "projection": "Value"
      }
    ],
    "output": {
      "mode": "Lambda",
      "kind": "regex-match-list,string-list",
      "element-kind": "regex-match,text",
      "description": "Returns one child node per regular expression match"
    }
  }
}

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