Data Management
RegEX Variable
Data Management
RegEX Variable
Use regular expressions to manipulate variables
The RegEX Variable block enables you to use regular expressions to extract or modify text data in your variables.
Inputs
☐ Variable Name (Required)
The name of the variable to process with RegEx.
Good Examples:
- “emailText”
- “phoneData”
- “rawContent”
☐ Method (Required)
Choose how to apply the RegEx:
RegEx Operations
Description: Select the operation to perform.
Options:
☐ Match value (extract matching text)
☐ Replace value (substitute matching text)
Flags Available:
☐ g (global match)
☐ i (case insensitive)
☐ m (multiline)
☐ RegEx Pattern (Required)
The regular expression pattern to use.
Email Pattern
Phone Pattern (US Format)
URL Pattern
Add flags after the pattern:
/pattern/gfor global matching/pattern/ifor case-insensitive/pattern/mfor multiline
Usage Examples
1. Email Extraction
Variable
emailTextMethodMatch
Extract email addresses from text
2. Phone Cleanup
Variable
phoneNumMethodReplace
Remove non-numeric characters from phone numbers
3. URL Finding
Variable
pageContentMethodMatch
Extract URLs from webpage content
4. Text Censoring
Variable
commentMethodReplace
Replace inappropriate words with ****
Notes
- Test patterns before using
- Use appropriate flags as needed
- Consider performance with large datasets
- Backup variables before replacement operations