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match_regex

The match_regex function searches a text string for a specific pattern defined by a regular expression. It returns a bool value indicating whether the pattern was found in the text. This function is commonly used for pattern matching and validation tasks in text processing and data extraction.

Syntax
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    match_regex(Field, Regex)

Arguments
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  • Field: The field or String to match against.
  • Regex: An RE2 regular expression as a String wrapped in forward slashes, "/regex/".

Results
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Returns a bool value, where matches are true and non-matches are false.

Examples
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This example checks for source addresses that include the substring 42:

dataset="cribl_search_sample" 
| where match_regex(srcaddr, "/42/")
Run in Cribl Search

This example finds the Goats on the farm:

match_regex("Goats on a farm.", "/Goats/")

This example looks for the substring is 2:

match_regex("Number is 2.000000", @'/is (\d+)/')