regexp.compile() function

The regexp.compile() function parses a regular expression and, if successful, returns a Regexp object that can be used to match against text.

*Output data type: Regexp*

import "regexp"
regexp.compile(v: "abcd")
// Returns the regexp object `abcd`

Parameters

v

The string value to parse into a regular expression.

*Data type: String*

Examples

Use a string value as a regular expression

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