Docs / String

RegExMatch()

RegExMatch is an AMPscript function in the string category. Group by number or name; supports IgnoreCase / Multiline options.

Syntax

RegExMatch(str, pattern, group, [options...])

Example

%%=RegExMatch("Order #4521 shipped", "#(\d+)", 1)=%%

4521

Output produced by AmpSend's AMPscript engine (validated against Salesforce's own test corpus) - not a hand-written result.

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Official Salesforce documentation

RegExMatch in the official AMPscript reference - or browse the official index of AMPscript functions for platform behavior and edge cases.

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