matches

Returns true if the given string matches the given regular expression

matches($input as xs:string?, $pattern as xs:string) → xs:boolean

Arguments
	$input	xs:string?	The string to be matched against a regular expression
	$pattern	xs:string	The regular expression
Result		xs:boolean

matches($input as xs:string?, $pattern as xs:string, $flags as xs:string) → xs:boolean

Arguments
	$input	xs:string?	The string to be matched against a regular expression
	$pattern	xs:string	The regular expression
	$flags	xs:string	Flags that control the interpretation of the regular expression
Result		xs:boolean

Links to W3C specifications

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Applies to: XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0 and later versions

XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators

XPath 3.0 Functions and Operators

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Saxon 9.3 introduced support for the q flag, and for XPath 3.0 regular expression enhancements, provided XPath 3.0 is enabled.

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