# Pattern-Based Functions (2025.23)

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## Overview
Pattern-based functions leverage ML to recognize text patterns and return structured outputs.

## Usage examples
- Detect email, URL, phone patterns in text fields.
- Validate or extract pattern matches for downstream logic.

## Notes
- Use for user input validation and transformation.
- Combine with error messaging when patterns are not matched.