docs-v2/content/flux/v0/stdlib/regexp/compile.md

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regexp.compile() function	`regexp.compile()` parses a string into a regular expression and returns a regexp type that can be used to match against strings.	flux_v0_ref name parent identifier regexp.compile regexp regexp/compile	101	type-conversions

regexp.compile() parses a string into a regular expression and returns a regexp type that can be used to match against strings.

Function type signature

(v: string) => regexp

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Parameters

v

({{< req >}}) String value to parse into a regular expression.

Examples

Convert a string into a regular expression

import "regexp"

regexp.compile(v: "abcd")// Returns the regexp object /abcd/