Reports whether a string contains a match of a regular expression.
For example, text.match_regex("HelloWorld", "Hello|Goodbye") returns true
while text.match_regex("HelloWorld", "Goodbye") returns false.
Arguments
| Arguments | |
|---|---|
source |
The string that will be searched. |
regexp |
The regular expression that is matched. Uses RE2 syntax. |
Returns
True if regexp matches a substring in source and false otherwise.
Raised exceptions
| Exceptions | |
|---|---|
TypeError |
If either source or regexp is not a string. |
ValueError |
If regexp is not UTF-8 encoded or is an invalid regular expression. |