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title: "Get Longest Matching String In String"
slug: "get-longest-matching-string-in-string"
tags: ["match", "string"]
updated: 2022-11-28T18:51:03Z
published: 2022-11-28T18:51:03Z
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# Get Longest Matching String In String

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Location** | Data > Text |

The **Get Longest Matching Strings** in String Step helps the user look at a list of strings from the source text and returns only the string that matches that is the longest.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case Insensitive | If this setting is true, this step will treat upper and lowercase letters as the same. | Boolean |
| Source Must Start With | If true, will check if the source text starts with specified strings | Boolean |
| Source Text | Input text to check if the specified strings exist within this text. | String |
| Strings To Look For | List of strings to see if they exist in the Source Text. | List of String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Output | The longest string that matches the source text | String |

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## Related

- [String Match Step](/string-match-step.md)
- [Get All Matching String In String](/get-all-matching-string-in-string.md)