# RegexpMatch
Returns True if a string matches a regular expression.
### Syntax
`RegexpMatch(string, pattern)`
stringRequiredThe string to search.patternRequiredThe pattern to match within the subject.
> ### 📘When the regular expression you want to use contains a slash, quotation or other special character, you will need to use a backslash (\\) to escape the special character. Regexp can vary based on the databases. Check the documentation of the database you use to find the correct syntax.
### Examples
**Example 1:**
Check if a name starts with an uppercase letter, followed by one or more lowercase letters, and then has another uppercase letter followed by one or more lowercase letters.
```
RegexpMatch([Name], "^[A-Z]{1}[a-z]+ [A-Z]{1}[a-z]+$")
```
**Example 2:**
Check if a string matches the social security pattern 'xxx-xx-xxxx'
```
RegexpMatch("123-45-6789", "[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}")
```
Returns true.
**Example 3:**
Check if a string matches the phone number pattern '(xxx) xxx-xxxx'
```
RegexpMatch([Phone Number], "\\(\\d{3}\\) \\d{3}-\\d{4}")
```
**Example 4:**
Check if an address starts with a numeric characters.
```
RegexpMatch([Address], "^[0-9]+")
```
