base » saveCount(text,regex,saveVar)

Description

This command saves the count of matches (based on regex) on text to a new variable denoted as saveVar. In another word, Nexial evaluates text against regex, and then saves the number of matched portion to another variable specified as saveVar.

Parameters

• text - the text (can be referenced via ${...} syntax) that will be evaluated.
• regex - the regular expression use to evaluate against text.
• saveVar - the variable name to which the matched portion of text will be saved. If no match is found, saveVar will be removed.

Example

Count the number of words that start with a capital letter. Script:

Output:

See Also

• assertCount(text,regex,expects)
• saveMatches(text,regex,saveVarN)
• saveReplace(text,regex,replace,resultVar)