10g REGULAR EXPRESSIONS (REGEXP_SUBSTR)

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REGEXP_SUBSTR

The REGEXP_SUBSTR function, much like the SUBSTR function, extracts part of a string

Syntax:

REGEXP_SUBSTR(s ource_string, pattern[, position [, occurrence[, match_parameter]]])

Example:

In the following SQL query, the string that matches the pattern , [^,]*, is returned. The regular expression searches for a comma followed by a space; then zero or more characters that are not commas, as indicated by [^,]*; and lastly looks for another comma. The pattern will look somewhat similar to a comma-separated values string.

SELECT REGEXP_SUBSTR('first field, second field , third field',
       ', [^,]*,') reg_substr
  FROM dual
 
REG_SUBSTR
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, second field   ,