RegExp.test() : RegExp Object « Regular Expressions « JavaScript Tutorial






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The test() method tests for a pattern match in a string.

Returns Boolean value true or false.

<html>
    <body>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    myExp = new RegExp("is", "g");

    str = "This is a test";

    if(myExp.test(str)){
      document.write("The test found \"hope\" in the string: " + "<b>" + " I hope everything is going well" + "</b>");
    }
    -->
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>








26.7.RegExp Object
26.7.1.RegExp()
26.7.2.RegExp,$* (1)
26.7.3.RegExp.$& (2)
26.7.4.RegExp,$_ (3)
26.7.5.RegExp.$` (4)
26.7.6.RegExp.$' (5)
26.7.7.RegExp.$+ (6)
26.7.8.RegExp.$1,$2,..$9
26.7.9.RegExp.compile()
26.7.10.RegExp.exec()
26.7.11.RegExp.global
26.7.12.RegExp.ignoreCase
26.7.13.RegExp.input
26.7.14.RegExp.lastIndex
26.7.15.RegExp.lastMatch
26.7.16.RegExp.lastParen
26.7.17.RegExp.leftContext
26.7.18.RegExp.multiline
26.7.19.RegExp.rightContext
26.7.20.RegExp.source
26.7.21.RegExp.test()