Topic phrases can include wildcards to represent specific phrases, characters, or words.
Wildcards are symbols that represent the data you are looking for. For example, a zip code is represented by [zipcode].
SMART supports two types of wildcards
Wildcards give you greater flexibility in defining phrases, because they allow you to include general types of content within a phrase.
The following wildcards are supported for the languages represented in the table:
| Wildcard | Description | American English | Latin American Spanish | European Spanish | UK English | European French | German | Brazilian Portuguese | Catalan | Austrailian English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [*] | General Wildcard | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| [abn] | Australian Business Number | x | ||||||||
| [alphanum] | Any alphanumeric string | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| [boolean] | Affirmation/Negation | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| [ccexpdate] | Credit card expiry date | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [creditcard] | Type of credit card and credit card number (optional) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [crn] | Customer Reference Number | x | ||||||||
| [currency] | Type of currency | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [date] | Date | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [national_insurance] | National Insurance Number | x | ||||||||
| [number] | Any number | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [phone] | Phone Number | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [postcode] | Postal Code Number | x | x | x | x | |||||
| [socialsecurity] | Social Security number | x | x | |||||||
| [time] | Time | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| [zipcode] | Zip code | x | x | x |