matches()

This function returns true, if the given text matches the regular expression, otherwise returns false.

Syntax

matches(text, regexp) #Output: Boolean

Parser expression	Description
matches("readme.txt", ".*\\.txt$")	This example returns a boolean value : `true`
matches("Jira Workflow Toolbox", "[JWT].+")	This example returns `true`
matches("Admin Toolbox", "[JWT].+")	This example returns `false`

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`text`	TEXT	Any given text.
`regexp`	TEXT	A valid regular expression that will check the given text, if it matches.

This function returns a BOOLEAN