Function: match

The match() function evaluates whether a string matches a specified regular expression at the beginning of a string. It returns true if any part of the string matches the pattern, and false otherwise.

Regular expressions

Regular expressions provide powerful pattern matching capabilities. It's crucial to understand basic regex syntax when using this function. If you need to search for a pattern anywhere within a string, you must explicitly anchor your regular expression pattern to allow for characters at the beginning (e.g., using .*).

For case-insensitive matching, use the imatch() function instead.

Syntax:

<string>.match(<regular_expression>)

Example:

var.test_message = "5262 - Test message"

case var.test_message.match("\d+"):
    return DEBUG, "Starts with a number."