# How can use a wild card when part of the identifier is always changing?

## Question

How can I use a wild card when part of the identifier is always changing?

How can I find an object, if part of the name is always changing?

## Resolution

A quick way to work with accessors, or objects where a portion of the name or attribute is dynamic, is to use the **Fuzzy Logic** syntax. By simply enclosing the string in quotes with **\[ \]**, AIQ will treat that portion as a contains search, and not require a complete match.

Read more about Fuzzy Logic in our documentation

## Example 1

Given an object recorded as **span("person testuser")**  
Where **testuser** matches the name of the logged in user  
The Fuzzy Logic syntax would be **span(\["person"\])**

## Example 2

Given a link generated as **link("http://test.someurl.com/abc123")**  
Where **abc123** matches the a unique resource ID  
The Fuzzy Logic syntax would be **link(\["**[**http://test.someurl.com/"\])**](#bkmrk-if-you-have-any-feed)

Need more complex pattern matching? Learn how to use Regular Expressions here

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Last updated: October 15, 2026

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