XQuery matches Function

XQuery matches Function

The matches function returns true if the input matches with the provided regular expression; otherwise false.

Syntax

matches($input, $regex)

Input Parameters

• $input is the input string.
• $regex is the regular expression.

Example

XQuery Expression

let $input := 'Tutorial Reference'
return (matches($input, 'Hello') =  true(),
matches($input, 'T.* R.*') =  true()
)

Output

false
true