replace_urls - BigQuery

Function

replace_urls(string, replacement)

Description

Replace Urls - Replaces URL patterns in a <string> with the specified <replacement>.

Example Query 


SELECT `justfunctions.eu.replace_urls`("Google it https://www.google.com/ !", "")
                                            
/*--Output--
Google it !
*/

Statement 

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION `your_project_id.your_dataset_id.replace_urls`(`string` string, `replacement` string) 
  RETURNS string AS (REGEXP_REPLACE(string, r'((ftp|https?)\:\/\/)?[a-zA-Z0-9\.\/\?\:@\-_=#]+\.([a-zA-Z0-9\&\.\!\%\/\?\:@\-_=#])*', replacement))
  OPTIONS ( description = '''Replaces URL patterns in a <string> with the specified <replacement>.''')

Regions

justfunctions.eu.replace_urls(string, replacement),
justfunctions.us.replace_urls(string, replacement)

Type

SQL User Defined Function (SQL UDF)

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How to Use

Frequently Asked Questions

User-Defined Functions (UDFs) in Google BigQuery are custom functions that you can create to perform operations that aren't available through the standard SQL functions. These UDFs allow you to extend BigQuery's SQL capabilities to suit your specific data processing needs. JustFunctions is a collection of open-source user-defined functions (UDFs).

JustFunctions is a collection of open-source User-Defined Functions (UDFs) designed to extend the capabilities of Google BigQuery. These functions cover a wide range of applications, including text manipulation, URL processing, date processing, email handling, similarity measures, and more. Moreover, JustFunctions is frequently updated to include more use cases.

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