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Text functions

• Text functions
  • Regular Expression: evaluate text against a regex
  • Format a java string with substitution values

Regular Expression: evaluate text against a regex

This method takes a regex string, and a text string, and sees if the pattern matches the text

Java code info

• Class: com.pega.launchpad.text.Text
• Method: regex

Function rule configuration

• Function handler: com.pega.launchpad.text.Text::regex
• Input parameters:
  • regex (Text): A regular expression pattern
  • text (Text): The text to evaluate
  • caseInsensitive (Text): Optional - true or false
• Output parameters:
  • Type: Boolean: true if the text matches the regular expression pattern, false otherwise

Format a java string with substitution values

This method is a wrapper for the java String.format() method, to substitute values into a string and return the formatted string.

Java code info

• Class: com.pega.launchpad.text.Text
• Method: setFields

Function rule configuration

• Function handler: com.pega.launchpad.text.Text::format
• Input parameters:
  • format (Text): a valid java String format like Please contact %s for details, or %s for other questions
  • values (Text): a comma-delimited string of values to use, like Tim,Gabe
• Output parameters:
  • Type: Text: The formatted String. For the example inputs above, the result would be Please contact Tim for details, or Gabe for other questions