Named Entity Recognition 26.3
Named Entity Recognition User and Programming Guide

# setMatchedText

Modifies the input text that you retrieved by using getMatchedText.

The input text is the text before any normalization or modification that takes place as part of the extraction process. By contrast, setOutputText enables you to modify the output text after any changes.

## Syntax

`edkmatch:setMatchedText(new_text)`

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`new_text` | The new value that you want to assign to the input text.

## Returns

The new input text.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Named Entity Recognition 26.3

Topic Title: setMatchedText