SWITCH formula If

[Jeffpdoes]

I’m trying to create a SWITCH formula checking for specific text within a field.
For instance, if there is a field with a bunch of random numbers and then a name, I want to check for the name in that field, not match the entirety of the text in the field.

[Justin_Barrett · Accepted solution]

Assuming that there’s nothing after the person’s name that needs to be omitted/ignored, this formula that uses a regular expression to extract only the name will work:

IF(
    Source,
    SWITCH(
        REGEX_EXTRACT(Source, "[^\\d]*$"),
        "Bob", "Bob's output",
        "Jake", "Jake's output",
        "Arnold", "Arnold's output"
    )
)

If the source material is more complex, could you share a sample?

[Jeffpdoes]

Justin_Barrett:

[^\\d]*$

Worked great. Thank you.