Function: firstMatch()

Returns the value of the first element of an Array that matches a Regular Expression or Numeric Expression.

Syntax

firstMatch(array, regExp)

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()

See Also

• Functions