regexp.findStringIndex() function

The regexp.findStringIndex() function returns a two-element array of integers defining the beginning and ending indexes of the left-most regular expression match in a string.

*Output data type: Array of Integers*

import "regexp"
regexp.findStringIndex(r: /ab?/, v: "tablet")
// Returns [1, 3]

Parameters

r

The regular expression used to search v.

*Data type: Regexp*

v

The string value to search.

*Data type: String*

Examples

Index the bounds of first regular expression match in each row

import "regexp"
data
  |> map(fn: (r) => ({
      r with
      regexStr: r.regexStr,
      _value: r._value,
      matchIndex: regexp.findStringIndex(
        r: regexp.compile(r.regexStr),
        v: r._value
      )
    })
  )

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• regexp.compile() function