matches()

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

Syntax

matches(text, regex) #Output: Boolean

Parser expression

Description

%{matches(%{issue.attachments}, ".*.txt$") ? "Text file found." : "No text file found."}

If the current issue has at least one .txt file attached, using the conditional operator, this example returns:

Text file found

%{matches("Jira Workflow Toolbox", "[JWT].+") ? "true" : "false"}

Using the conditional operator, this example returns:

true

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`text`	TEXT	Any given text.
`regex`	TEXT	A valid regular expression that the given text will be checked against.

This function returns a BOOLEAN

Use cases and examples

Use case	JWT feature	Workflow function	Parser functions	Label
Create an issue with a summary to check for attachment type		Create issue	matches()