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