mdq.RegexMatches (Transact-SQL)
Searches an input string for all occurrences of a regular expression and returns all the successful matches. This function uses the regular expression functionality of the Matches method in the Microsoft .NET Framework. mdq.RegexMatches is in the mdq schema and is available only in the Master Data Services database.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
mdq.RegexMatches (input,pattern,mask)
Arguments
input
Is the input string for which to find matches. input is nvarchar(4000) with no default.pattern
Is the regular expression pattern to use for matching. pattern is nvarchar(4000) with no default.mask
Is the RegexOptions mask that specifies the behavior of the regular expression. For more information, see mdq.RegexMask (Transact-SQL).
Table Returned
Column name |
Column type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Sequence |
int |
Is the sequence of the tokens in the result stream. |
Token |
nvarchar(4000) |
Is the token that matched the specified pattern. |
Permissions
Requires membership in the public role.
Examples
The following example checks whether the input string matches the specified regular expression pattern.
USE MDM_Sample;
GO
SELECT * FROM mdq.RegexMatches(N'1 is one, 2 is two', N'\d+', 0);
See Also
Reference
Master Data Services Functions (Transact-SQL)