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Reg Expression in Alteryx

rohit782192
11 - Bolide

Hello Team,

 

How to write a regualr expression in Alteryx.

 

Is there any way to understand in a simple way.

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

Regular expressions are:  write once, read never 

 

cheers,

 

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georgewillv
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Hi @rohit782192 

 

In addition to the links @atcodedog05 posted, I've found that practicing regex expressions is a good way to learn how to use them. You can use a sandbox to practice your expression on the string you want to parse. 

 

Hope this helps (=

 

-George 

George Williams V
Associate Data Scientist, CDAO
Alteryx
atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @rohit782192 

 

In addition to @georgewillv post here is the sandbox which I commonly use.

 

https://regexr.com/

 

Hope this helps =)

clmc9601
13 - Pulsar
13 - Pulsar

Hi @rohit782192,

 

There are some amazing resources above, but just thought I'd pile on my two favorite regex resources:

- regexone.com: fantastic for learning regex basics. Walks you through 70% of regex in an hour

- rubular.com: similar to a sandbox, lets you test your regex expressions in a Perl environment (close to the Alteryx one). It's a quick way to tell where your expression breaks.

rohit782192
11 - Bolide

I am not able to get as how we build expression.

Alteryx_AR
12 - Quasar

@rohit782192 Hi Rohit,

 

I learned from here - 

 

Creating Regular Expressions - Alteryx Community

RegEx Tool | Alteryx Help

 

Hope this help you to get started .

 

Thanks

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