Strings

A reference document listing built-in convenience functions to support data transformation in expressions for strings.

JavaScript in expressions

You can use any JavaScript in expressions. Refer to Expressions for more information.

extractDomain(): String

Extracts a domain from a string containing a valid URL. Returns undefined if none is found.

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extractEmail(): String

Extracts an email from a string. Returns undefined if none is found.

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extractUrl(): String

Extracts a URL from a string. Returns undefined if none is found.

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hash(algo?: Algorithm): String

Returns a string hashed with the given algorithm.

Function parameters

algoOptionalString enum

Which hashing algorithm to use.

Default: md5

One of: md5, base64, sha1

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isDomain(): Boolean

Checks if a string is a domain.

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isEmail(): Boolean

Checks if a string is an email.

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isEmpty(): Boolean

Checks if a string is empty.

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isNotEmpty(): Boolean

Checks if a string has content.

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isNumeric(): Boolean

Checks if a string only contains digits.

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isUrl(): Boolean

Checks if a string is a valid URL.

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quote(mark?: String): String

Returns a string wrapped in the quotation marks. Default quotation is ".

Function parameters

markOptionalString

Which quote mark style to use.

Default: "

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removeMarkdown(): String

Removes Markdown formatting from a string.

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replaceSpecialChars(): String

Replaces non-ASCII characters in a string with an ASCII representation.

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removeTags(): String

Remove tags, such as HTML or XML, from a string.

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toDate(): Date

Converts a string to a date.

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toDecimalNumber(): Number

See toFloat

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toFloat(): Number

Converts a string to a decimal number.

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toInt(): Number

Converts a string to an integer.

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toSentenceCase(): String

Formats a string to sentence case.

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toSnakeCase(): String

Formats a string to snake case.

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toTitleCase(): String

Formats a string to title case.

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toWholeNumber(): Number

Converts a string to a whole number.

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urlDecode(entireString?: Boolean): String

Decodes a URL-encoded string. It decodes any percent-encoded characters in the input string, and replaces them with their original characters.

Function parameters

entireStringOptionalBoolean

Whether to decode characters that are part of the URI syntax (true) or not (false).

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urlEncode(entireString?: Boolean): String

Encodes a string to be used/included in a URL.

Function parameters

entireStringOptionalBoolean

Whether to encode characters that are part of the URI syntax (true) or not (false).

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