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Description

Excerpt
Returns true if character expression string matches the regular expression regex.

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
string	string	Yes	Specifies a character expression to match the regex against.
regex	string	Yes	Specifies a regular expression to match the specified string.

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Matches any string containing "will". Prints Return true

Code Block
wret = matches("This will return ?", "will"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches only the string "will". Prints Return false

Code Block
wret = matches("This will return ?", ".will[^\\?]\\?"); print("Return " + wret);

Matches any string containing "will" and ending with a question mark. Prints Return true

Note
As shown in Example 3, use double backslash (\\) instead of a single backslash where needed. For more information on regular expressions, see Oracle documentation.

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