PATTERNS: Returning a Pattern That Represents the Structure of the Input String

How to:

PATTERNS returns a string that represents the structure of the input argument. The returned pattern includes the following characters:

A is returned for any position in the input string that has an uppercase letter.
a is returned for any position in the input string that has a lowercase letter.
9 is returned for any position in the input string that has a digit.

Note that special characters (for example, +-/=%) are returned exactly as they were in the input string.

The output is returned as variable length alphanumeric.

Syntax: How to Return a String That Represents the Pattern Profile of the Input Argument

PATTERNS(string)

where:

string

Alphanumeric

Is a string whose pattern will be returned.

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