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Begins With and Ends With Rules

These rules verify that a property begins or ends with a certain value. An optional range parameter can be added to specify the starting index position and property length.

Note: This check is case sensitive.

Begins With

This rule verifies that a property begins with a specified value.

Syntax 

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check <property String> begins with <value String>;
check <property String> begins with <value String> if present;

check <property String> begins with <value String> <rangeFrom Number>:<rangeLength Number>;
check <property String> begins with <value String> <rangeFrom Number>:<rangeLength Number> if present;
Parameters

  • property - The property being checked.

  • value - The value that the property should start with. If the ticket's property value is empty, the Rule will fail.

  • rangeFrom (Optional) - The starting index position of the value. Counting starts from position 0.

  • rangeLength (Optional) - The length of characters being checked.

Example 

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check "RECORD_TYPE" begins with "abc";
check "RECORD_TYPE" begins with "abc" if present;

check "RECORD_TYPE" begins with "defgabc" 4:3;
check "RECORD_TYPE" begins with "defgabc" 4:3 if present;

Note: If rangeFrom and rangeLength are larger than the string length, the rule will fail with the message Could not execute rule: String index out of range.

Additional Examples

Property Value Rule Parameter Check Result
"Session" "DataSession12" 4:7 OK
"Session" "DataSession12" FAIL
"Cost for SMS" "Cost" OK
"Cost for SMS" "cost" FAIL

Ends With

Verifies that a property ends with a certain value.

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check <property String> ends with <value String>;
check <property String> ends with <value String> if present;
Parameters

  • property - The property being checked.

  • value - The value that the property should end with. If the ticket's property value is empty, the Rule will fail.

  • rangeFrom (Optional) - The starting index position of the value. Counting starts from position 0.

  • rangeLength (Optional) - The length of characters being checked.

Example 

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check "RECORD_TYPE" ends with "abc";
check "RECORD_TYPE" ends with "abc" if present;

check "RECORD_TYPE" ends with "defgabc" 4:2;
check "RECORD_TYPE" ends with "defgabc" 4:2 if present;

Note: If rangeFrom and rangeLength are larger than the string length, the rule will be failed with the message Could not execute rule: String index out of range.

Additional Examples

Property Value Rule Parameter Check Result
"VoiceFlat" "VoiceFlat" OK
"DataSession" "Session" OK
"Cost for SMS" "SMS" OK
"Cost for SMS" "sms" FAIL