This documentation site is for previous versions.

Visit our new documentation site for current releases.

Understanding the Wild Card match rule

Updated on September 17, 2021

Use the Wild Card match rule to match variable content. The following table provides some examples:

Wild Card match rule examples
To match	Examples
Patterns that include variable content, indicated by an asterisk (*)	G* matches Google, Gary, John Grossman, and G. It does not match words or phrases that include a G in the middle or end of a word, for example JG Smith or AMG. le matches Google, Able, Google Maps, and le. It does not match words or phrases that include an le in the middle or beginning of a word, for example bless* or least. *oo* matches any word or phrase that includes a word that contains an oo anywhere within the word, for example Google, spoon, and floo.
Patterns that can contain multiple words with asterisk (*) characters	G* M* matches Google Maps, George Miseal, G Miseal, and G M.
Patterns that match any input string that contains the pattern are not surrounded by single quotes	G* M* matches I use Google Maps, George Miseal is a good man, I hope George Miseal is alright, and My favorite letters are G M and U.
Patterns that only match if the entire input string matches the pattern are surrounded by single quotes	*'G M'* matches Google Maps and George Miseal, but does not match I use Google Maps.

Previous topic Understanding how the Citrix Context works with the Citrix ICA file
Next topic Understanding translators and how Robot Studio uses them

Have a question? Get answers now.

Visit the Support Center to ask questions, engage in discussions, share ideas, and help others.

Visit the Support Center

Did you find this content helpful?

Yes

No

Want to help us improve this content?

Suggest an edit

Contact us