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## findMatchesInText() function

### findMatchesInText() function

Returns a list of substring regexp matches.

<b>Signature</b>

```typescript
export declare function findMatchesInText(haystack: string, needle: string): TextMatch[];
```
<b>Import</b>

```typescript
import { findMatchesInText } from '@grafana/data';
```
<b>Parameters</b>

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  haystack | <code>string</code> |  |
|  needle | <code>string</code> |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

`TextMatch[]`