categoryMatches()

Description:

Perform searches based on project categories which their name match with the provided regular expression.

Note:
This function uses Java native String.matches() method internally to determine the categories affected by the given expression.
See Pattern Java Class for further information.

Syntax	categoryMatches(regex)
Available since	v1.0.0-RELEASE
Supported fields	Category
Supported operators	`IN , NOT IN`
Unsupported operators	`= , != , ~ , !~ , > , >= , < , <=` `IS , IS NOT , WAS , WAS IN , WAS NOT , WAS NOT IN , CHANGED`

Examples:

• Find issues in projects whose category starts with 'LATAM':

category IN categoryMatches("LATAM.*")

• Find issues in projects whose category contains 'Development':

category IN categoryMatches(".*Development.*")

• Find issues in projects whose category ends with 'EMEA':

category IN categoryMatches(".*EMEA")

Real World Use Cases:

· JRASERVER-43398 - Allow wildcard or '~' symbol to search for project/category name in JQL (by Ismael Olusula Jimoh)
· Is it possible to use a wild card to search for issues in a Category? (by Tina Donato at ATLASSIAN Community)

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