You can use wildcard characters in some areas where you cannot use regular expressions. Wildcard pattern matching is not case‑sensitive. Some fields support the following wildcard characters.
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Menu Item |
Character |
Definition |
|---|---|---|
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Any Character |
Question mark ( ? ) |
Matches exactly one character. |
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Any Digit |
Number sign ( # ) |
Matches one digit. NOTE:This wildcard is used only when defining rules or views and cannot be used for Forensic Analysis queries. |
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Any Character, 0 or More Matches |
Asterisk ( * ) |
Matches zero or more characters. |
The following table provides examples of wildcard character specifications and example matches. The escape character ( \ ) that precedes a character changes the character from a wildcard to its text meaning. For example, Agent Manager reads the Any Character wildcard in houston\? as a question mark.
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Example |
Matches |
Does Not Match |
|---|---|---|
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den??? |
Denton and Dennis |
Denison |
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el ????o |
El Campo and El Indio |
El Paso |
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houston\? |
Houston? |
Houstons |
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houston, tx ##### |
Houston, TX 77024 |
Houston, TX USOFA |
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5555 lovers ln \### |
5555 Lovers Ln #32 |
5555 Lovers Ln 320 |
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*TX |
Houston, TX and TX |
Houston, TX 77024 |
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San * |
San Antonio and San Angelo |
Santa Fe |
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b*ville |
Brownsville and Beeville |
Somerville |