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Parse functions

These functions can be used when parsing email addresses and URL web addresses.

FunctionDescription
parse::​email::host()Parses and returns an email host from an email address
parse::​email::user()Parses and returns an email username from an email address
parse::url::domain()Parses and returns the domain from a URL
parse::url::fragment()Parses and returns the fragment from a URL
parse::url::host()Parses and returns the hostname from a URL
parse::url::path()Parses and returns the path from a URL
parse::url::port()Parses and returns the port number from a URL
parse::url::query()Parses and returns the query string from a URL

parse::email::host​

The parse::email::host function parses and returns and email host from a valid email address.

API DEFINITION
parse::email::host(string) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::email::host("info@surrealdb.com");

"surrealdb.com"

parse::email::user​

The parse::email::user function parses and returns and email username from a valid email address.

API DEFINITION
parse::email::user(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::email::user("info@surrealdb.com");

"info"

parse::url::domain​

The parse::url::domain function parses and returns domain from a valid URL. This function is similar to parse::url::host only that it will return null if the URL is an IP address.

API DEFINITION
parse::url::domain(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::domain("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");
RETURN parse::url::domain("http://127.0.0.1/index.html");
Response
"surrealdb.com"

null

parse::url::fragment​

The parse::url::fragment function parses and returns the fragment from a valid URL.

API DEFINITION
parse::url::fragment(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::fragment("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");

"fragment"

parse::url::host​

The parse::url::host function parses and returns the hostname from a valid URL.

API DEFINITION
parse::url::host(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::host("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");
RETURN parse::url::host("http://127.0.0.1/index.html");
Response
"surrealdb.com"

"127.0.0.1"

parse::url::path​

The parse::url::path function parses and returns the path from a valid URL.

API DEFINITION
parse::url::path(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::path("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");

"/features"

parse::url::port​

The parse::url::port function parses and returns the port from a valid URL..

API DEFINITION
parse::url::port(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::port("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");

80

parse::url::query​

The parse::url::query function parses and returns the query from a valid URL.

API DEFINITION
parse::url::query(string) -> bool

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN parse::url::query("https://surrealdb.com:80/features?some=option#fragment");

"some=option"


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