Pattern Operators

Pattern operators let you match values against custom patterns and regular expressions.

Matches Pattern

Match a value against a regex pattern:

__code__ of **Product** matches pattern "^[A-Z]{3}-\d{4}$"

Interactive Example

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Policy Rule

A **Product** has valid code
if __code__ of **Product** matches pattern "^[A-Z]{3}-\d{4}$".

A **Product** has valid code if __code__ of **Product** matches pattern "^[A-Z]{3}-\d{4}$".

Test Data (JSON)

{
  "Product": { "code": "ABC-1234" }
}

{ "Product": { "code": "ABC-1234" } }

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Matches Regex

An alias for matches pattern:

__zip__ of **Address** matches regex "^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$"

Interactive Example

Reset

Policy Rule

A **Address** has valid zip
if __zip__ of **Address** matches regex "^\d{5}$".

A **Address** has valid zip if __zip__ of **Address** matches regex "^\d{5}$".

Test Data (JSON)

{
  "Address": { "zip": "90210" }
}

{ "Address": { "zip": "90210" } }

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Has the Format

Check if a value matches a named format or pattern:

__phone__ of **Contact** has the format "phone"
__email__ of **User** has format "email"

This is an alternative syntax for the validation operators. It supports the same format names: email, url, uuid, phone, phone number, ip, ip address, ipv4, ipv4 address, ipv6, ipv6 address, cidr, date, time, datetime, iso8601, json, base64, hex color, semver, toml, uri reference, data url, mac address.

Interactive Example

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Policy Rule

A **User** is valid
if __email__ of **User** has the format "email"
and __id__ of **User** has the format "uuid".

A **User** is valid if __email__ of **User** has the format "email" and __id__ of **User** has the format "uuid".

Test Data (JSON)

{
  "User": {
      "email": "alice@example.com",
      "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  }
}

{ "User": { "email": "alice@example.com", "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" } }

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Pattern Tips

• Patterns use standard regex syntax
• Escape backslashes in strings: \\d for \d
• Common patterns:
  • US phone: "^\\+?1?[-.\\s]?\\(?\\d{3}\\)?[-.\\s]?\\d{3}[-.\\s]?\\d{4}$"
  • ZIP code: "^\\d{5}(-\\d{4})?$"
  • Product code: "^[A-Z]{2,4}-\\d{3,6}$"
  • Hex color: "^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$"

Summary

Operator	Description
matches pattern "..."	Match against regex
matches regex "..."	Alias for matches pattern
has the format "..."	Match against named format
has format "..."	Alias for has the format