$email (parse-spec) function
The email address portion of the word given by parse-spec is returned. The email address must be in the form x@y.z. If the parse-spec value does not return an email address, the match specification is not matched. This function is especially useful in a nested specification. For more information, see Nested-parse-expressions.
The following examples show target strings, parse expressions, and return values:
Target string | Parse expression | Return value |
|---|---|---|
sendto: x@y.net | $email ($2) | x@y.net |
test sendto: no-reply@AA.com | $email (sendto: *) | no-reply@AA.com |
usr:=a@b.c | $email (usr:=*) | a@b.c |
sendto: X@Z | $email (sendto: *) | No match Explanation: The matched text is not an e-mail address. |
sendto: ABC | $email ($2) | No match Explanation: The second word of the target string is not an e-mail address |
email: X@y.com value | $email (xxx: *) | No match Explanation: There is no match for xxx: * in the target string. |
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