Expression Syntax Elements

You can configure verbal expressions and custom placeholders using a shared set of expression syntax elements. These elements define how specific parts of a string should be matched, based on structure, character types, or formatting patterns.

Expression Elements

Verwende die folgenden Elemente, um Verbal Expressions und benutzerdefinierte Platzhalter zu konfigurieren.

Element	Aliases	Description	Anwendungsbeispiele
start	startofline, Zeilenanfang	Ausdruck mit ^ markieren
Ende	Ende von, Zeilenende	Ausdruck mit $ markieren
dann	suchen	füge der Expression einen String hinzu	dann "abc"
vielleicht		definiere einen String, der einmal oder gar nicht vorkommen kann	vielleicht "abc"
wort		findet jedes Wort, das Zeichen von a–z, A–Z, 0–9 sowie den Unterstrich (_) enthält
alles		akzeptiere jeden String
Bereich		füge der Expression einen Bereich hinzu	bereich "a,z,0,9"
etwas		akzeptiere jeden nicht-leeren String
allesaußer	alles außer	akzeptiere jeden String außer dem angegebenen Zeichen	allesaußer "abc"
einesvon	beliebig, eines von	eines der aufgelisteten Zeichen	einesvon "abc"
etwasaußer	etwas außer	alles nicht-leere außer diesen Zeichen	etwasaußer "abc"
Begrenzung		Zeichenbegrenzung hinzufügen	begrenzung "1,3"
Zeilenumbruch	zeilenumbruch, br	findet \r \n (kann nur in Kombination mit anderen Elementen verwendet werden)
Tabulator		findet Tabulatoren \t (kann nur in Kombination mit anderen Elementen verwendet werden)
mehrere		fügt den Multiple-Modifier hinzu
Wortgrenze	wortgrenze	findet eine Wortgrenze \b (Position zwischen einem Wort- und einem Nicht-Wort-Zeichen)
Keine Wortgrenze	keine wortgrenze	findet keine Wortgrenze \B (Position, die keine Wortgrenze ist)

Verbal Expressions

In the Editor, you can use verbal expressions in the Advanced Filter to search for strings that match specific patterns, similar to regular expressions. You can use it to filter strings based on patterns like punctuation, character types, length, and more.

For example, to find all strings that start with an uppercase letter and end with a period, use the following expression:

start "true", range "A,Z", anything, range "a,z,A,Z,0,9", limit "1,50", then ".", end "true"

This expression means:

• start "true" – the string begins at the start
• range "A,Z" – starts with a capital letter
• anything – followed by any characters
• range "a,z,A,Z,0,9" – allows letters and numbers
• limit "1,50" – string length between 1 and 50 characters
• then "." – ends with a period
• end "true" – end of the string

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Verbal Expression Examples

Below are several examples of verbal expressions along with the types of strings they help match in your project. These are useful when you want to filter strings with specific content or structure.

Hinweis

All the examples below use the same argument delimiter "

Start with Uppercase and End with a Period

String example:

A test string.

Expression:

start "true", range "A,Z", anything, range "a,z,A,Z,0,9", limit "1,50", then ".", end "true"

Strings Containing URLs

String example:

Visit http://example.com or https://www.example.com

Expression:

then "http", maybe "s", then "://", maybe "www.", anythingbut " "

Strings with %s and %d Placeholders

String example:

Welcome, %s! You have %d new messages.

Expression:

then "%", anyof "s,d"

Strings with Variables in Double Curly Brackets

String example:

Hello, {{user.name}}!

Expression:

then "{{", range "a,z", multiple, then ".", range "a,z", multiple, then "}}"

Hinweis

This expression matches variables like {{user.name}} where both parts contain only lowercase letters.

Strings with Variables in Double Curly Brackets (Including Uppercase Letters and Digits)

String example:

Hello, {{User123.name42}}!

Expression:

then "{{", range "a,z,A,Z,0,9", multiple, then ".", range "a,z,A,Z,0,9", multiple, then "}}"

Hinweis

Use this version to match variables where names can contain uppercase letters or numbers.

Strings That Contain Floating Point Numbers

String example:

The result is 3.14159

Expression:

start, range "0,9", multiple, then ".", range "0,9", multiple, end

Strings That Start with Title Case (Two Capitalized Words)

String example:

Quick Access is available now.

Expression:

start, range "A,Z", range "a,z", multiple, then " ", range "A,Z", range "a,z", multiple

Strings with Trailing Whitespace

String example:

This is a sentence with trailing space

Expression:

start "true", range "A,Z", anything, range "a,z,A,Z,0,9", then " ", end "true"

Strings Starting with a Hash Symbol (e.g., Hashtags or Anchors)

String example:

#GettingStarted

Expression:

start "true", then "#", something, end "true"

Strings Containing HTML Tags

String example:

Click <strong>here</strong> to continue.

Expression:

then "<", something, then ">"

Strings Containing an Email Address Format

String example:

Please contact us at support@example.com

Expression:

then "@", somethingbut " "

Strings with Double Spaces (Possible Spacing Issue)

String example:

This  string has extra space.

Expression:

then "  "

Strings Ending with a Colon

String example:

Enter your name:

Expression:

then ":", end "true"

Strings with a Currency Symbol Followed by Digits

String example:

Total: $29.99

Expression:

then "$", range "0,9", multiple

Strings in camelCase Format

String example:

lowerUpper

Expression:

start, range "a,z", multiple, range "A,Z", range "a,z", multiple, end

Whole-Word Match (Word Boundary)

String example:

Fill out the form with your information.

Expression:

wordboundary, then "form", wordboundary

Hinweis

Matches the standalone word form, not the form inside information.

In-Word Match (Non-Word Boundary)

String example:

Fill out the form with your information.

Expression:

nonwordboundary, then "form", nonwordboundary

Hinweis

Matches the form inside information, not the standalone word form.