# Validate Text

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-web-part/virto-sharepoint-workflow-activities-kit-sharepoint-2010-workflow-platform/text-activities/validate-text/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-workflow-automation-web-part/virto-sharepoint-workflow-activities-kit-sharepoint-2010-workflow-platform/text-activities/validate-text/)
Product: Virto Workflow Automation Web Part
Updated: 2026-08-12


This activity allows validating that string matches a regular expression pattern and stores logical result in variable.

![Validate Text workflow activity checking a string against a regular expression and storing the logical result](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/validate_text_1.png)

## **SharePoint Workflow Designer Phrase**

this text matches this regular expression pattern and store in Variable: variable.

**Parameters**


| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| this text | The string to search for a match. |
| this regular expression pattern | Regular expression pattern. Look [Regular Expression](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hs600312.aspx) for more information |
| variable | This activity will place result into an output variable |