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---
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title: regexp.compile() function
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description: >
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The `regexp.compile()` function parses a regular expression and, if successful,
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returns a Regexp object that can be used to match against text.
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menu:
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v2_0_ref:
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name: regexp.compile
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parent: Regular expressions
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weight: 301
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---
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The `regexp.compile()` function parses a regular expression and, if successful,
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returns a Regexp object that can be used to match against text.
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_**Output data type:** Regexp_
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```js
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import "regexp"
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regexp.compile(v: "abcd")
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// Returns the regexp object `abcd`
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```
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## Parameters
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### v
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The string value to parse into a regular expression.
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_**Data type:** String_
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## Examples
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###### Use a string value as a regular expression
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```js
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import "regexp"
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data
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|> map(fn: (r) => ({
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r with
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regexStr: r.regexStr,
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_value: r._value,
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firstRegexMatch: findString(
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r: regexp.compile(v: regexStr),
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v: r._value
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)
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})
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)
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```
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