Wildcard animation name picking?

I'm sure it should be done with variables, but for animation systems I like to refer directly to the animation names, so I can check when animations are finished, etc. Is there a way of picking multiple animation names using a wildcard? Something like "If 'Shoot*' is playing", so all animations beginning with the word Shoot are referenced?

"Shoot" =? left(Sprite.AnimationName,5)

"Shoot" =? left(Sprite.AnimationName,5)

How do I test things like "if playing" and "if finished" with that? Do I just take it to the system expression editor?

On any finished

Compare 2 values "Shoot" = left(Sprite.AnimationName,5)

Is playing

"Shoot" = left(Sprite.AnimationName,5) ? Sprite.AnimationName : "" ----<---- fill in the animation field

On finished

"Shoot" = left(Sprite.AnimationName,5) ? Sprite.AnimationName : "" -----<---- fill in the animation field