# Regex Expression

**URL:** <https://community.cdata.com/t/regex-expression/1133>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Tags:** regex, cdatavirtuality, idea\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/regex-expression/1133 "2025-07-21T07:41:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![LetherMade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@LetherMade](https://community.cdata.com/u/LetherMade)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/regex-expression/1133/1 "2025-07-21T07:41:49Z")

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In the programming world,&nbsp; **regex** &nbsp;is a very useful tool to have in your toolbelt.

However, the only regex tool available within&nbsp; **CDataVirtuality** &nbsp;is&nbsp;`ARRAY_LIKE_REGEX`, which functions solely as a boolean validator—it checks whether a regex expression is present in the array.

It would be great to have a regex tool for pure string matching, with the ability to extract group results from the expression outcome.