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# Text operators

## 📌 $regex <a href="#usdregex-operator" id="usdregex-operator"></a>

To match fields with string values. You can also look for full text using **$text**

```
db.movieDetails.find({“awards.text”: {$regex: /^Won .*/}})
```

### **Description of regex**

* Slashes delimit the regular expression
* The char ^ means start at the beginning of the field we are matching
* Then match exactly the characters stated
* The . means match any character
* The \* means match any number of times