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Syntax

firstMatch(array, regExp)

ArgumentTypeDescription
arrayArrayAn array of Strings or Numbers
regExp

Regular Expression or

Numeric Expression

A numeric or string-based regular expression.

Examples

firstMatch(["JOHN", "FREDDY", "FRANK"], "^[FR].*")

Returns the first string beginning with "FR" i.e "FREDDY".

firstMatch([99, 166, 27], "<90 | 150..200")

Returns the first number which is lower than 90 OR between 150 and 200 i.e. 166. Note that the numeric expression is quoted when used as an argument to firstMatch()

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