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# newMatchAttributeFilter()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Stability: alpha
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/execution/filter/factory.ts

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Creates a new match attribute filter.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function newMatchAttributeFilter(attributeOrRef: IAttribute | ObjRef | Identifier, operator: MatchFilterOperator, literal: string, options?: {
    caseSensitive?: boolean;
    negativeSelection?: boolean;
}, localIdentifier?: string): IMatchAttributeFilter;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| attributeOrRef | [IAttribute](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.iattribute/index.md) \| [ObjRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.objref/index.md) \| [Identifier](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.identifier/index.md) | either instance of attribute to create filter for or ref or identifier of attribute's display form |
| operator | [MatchFilterOperator](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.matchfilteroperator/index.md) | match operator (contains, startsWith, endsWith) |
| literal | string | literal string to match (should not be empty for valid filter) |
| options | { caseSensitive?: boolean; negativeSelection?: boolean; } | _(Optional)_ optional configuration for case sensitivity and negation |
| localIdentifier | string | _(Optional)_ optional local identifier for the filter |

**Returns:**

[IMatchAttributeFilter](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.imatchattributefilter/index.md)

## Remarks

Match filters provide literal-based matching with various operators. The literal cannot be empty for a valid filter.