Dynamic Strings - dotCMS

## Use your own syntax in strings to create complex logic

#set($myString="Arts course: ^^ARTS-2113^^, Biology course: ^^BIOL-1244^^")
<p>
<h2>Starting string</h2>
$myString
</p>

<p>
<h2>Simple regex replace:</h2>
$myString.replaceAll("\^\^([A-Z]{4})-?([0-9]{4})\^\^","$2 $1")
</p>

<p>
<h2>Use sections of string to perform pulls</h2>
#set($stringPieces = $myString.split("\^\^"))

#set($stringPieceCount = 0)
#foreach($stringPiece in $stringPieces)
    #if($stringPiece.matches("([A-Z]{4})-?([0-9]{4})"))
        #set($startLetters = $stringPiece.substring(0,3))
        #foreach($story in $dotcontent.pull("+structureName:OcNews +OcNews.title:${startLetters}*",1,"modDate desc"))
            $story.title
        #end
    #else
        $stringPiece
    #end
    #set($stringPieceCount = $stringPieceCount + 1)
#end
</p>