Pattern matching

Source: R/constraints.checkPattern.R

Search for pattern matches (value) within a character vector (constraint). A regular expression is used to test field values. If the regular expression matches then the value is valid. The values of this field MUST conform to the standard XML Schema regular expression syntax.

constraints.checkPattern(constraint, value)

Arguments

constraint

character vector where matches are sought
value

character string to be matched

Value

TRUE if the pattern constraint is met

See also

Constraints specifications

Examples


constraints.checkPattern(constraint = '^test$', value = 'test')
#> [1] TRUE

constraints.checkPattern(constraint = '^test$', value = 'TEST')
#> [1] FALSE