PeopleSoft Regular Expressions
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[[Regular Expressions]] can be used in [[PeopleSoft]] [[PeopleCode]] by using PeopleCode support for Java. The following does a text replacement: | [[Regular Expressions]] can be used in [[PeopleSoft]] [[PeopleCode]] by using PeopleCode support for Java. The following does a text replacement: | ||
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Local JavaObject &text; | Local JavaObject &text; | ||
Local JavaObject &expression; | Local JavaObject &expression; | ||
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&text = &converter.ReplaceAll("Replacement"); | &text = &converter.ReplaceAll("Replacement"); | ||
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| + | '''CreateJavaObject''' - creates the Java String object with the text to feed to the Regular Expression then referred to by &text. | ||
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| + | '''GetJavaClass''' - refers to the Pattern Java class statically so that it can run the compile method. | ||
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| + | This trick can be used with any Java class you want to use in PeopleCode. | ||
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| + | ==Uses of Regular Expressions in PeopleCode== | ||
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| + | ===Checking the Format=== | ||
| + | The Custom Field Formatting of PeopleSoft is great for certain types of format checking and changing. It is ideal for reformatting phone numbers for example. | ||
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| + | Regular Expressions however provide a large number of additional possibilities that will allow sophisticated checks to be made with a very small amount of code. | ||
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| + | ===Text Processing=== | ||
| + | [[Regular Expressions]] also allow text processing that would take many Find, Substitute, Replace and SubString commands. | ||
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| + | ==More information on Regular Expressions== | ||
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| + | Regular expression calculator: [http://www.homemarketeer.com/sbs/regular_expression.html Regular Expression Calculator] | ||
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| + | Regular expression information: [http://www.homemarketeer.com/sbs/regexp.htm Regular Expression Information] | ||
