SQL Eval Function Regex_IsMatch

Regex_IsMatch indicates whether the specified regular expression finds a match in the specified input string.

Regex_IsMatch (
	@input NVARCHAR (MAX),
	@pattern NVARCHAR (MAX)
	)
RETURNS BIT

Parameters

  • input: The input string that contains the text to convert.
  • pattern: The regular expression pattern to match.

Returns

The zero-based index position in the original string where the first character of the captured substring is found or -1 if it is not.

Example

SELECT SQLNET::Regex_IsMatch('A08Z-931-468A', '^[a-zA-Z0-9]\d{2}[a-zA-Z0-9](-\d{3}){2}[A-Za-z0-9]$')
SELECT SQLNET::Regex_IsMatch('_A90-123-129X', '^[a-zA-Z0-9]\d{2}[a-zA-Z0-9](-\d{3}){2}[A-Za-z0-9]$')

Regex_IsMatch4k

It is equivalent to Regex_IsMatch except no NVARCHAR(MAX) parameters; it can be used when input data will never be over 4000 characters as this function offers better performance.

Regex_IsMatch4k (
	@input NVARCHAR (4000),
	@pattern NVARCHAR (4000)
	)
RETURNS BIT

Example

SELECT SQLNET::Regex_IsMatch4k('A08Z-931-468A', '^[a-zA-Z0-9]\d{2}[a-zA-Z0-9](-\d{3}){2}[A-Za-z0-9]$')
SELECT SQLNET::Regex_IsMatch4k('_A90-123-129X', '^[a-zA-Z0-9]\d{2}[a-zA-Z0-9](-\d{3}){2}[A-Za-z0-9]$')


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