Nodejs String Scan scan(pattern, iterator)

Method Source Code

String.prototype.scan = function(pattern, iterator) {
   this.gsub(pattern, iterator);//ww  w . j  a  v a2s  .co  m
   return String(this);
};

Related

1. scan(pattern)

   String.prototype.scan = function(pattern){
     if (Object.isString(pattern))
       pattern = RegExp.escape(pattern);
     return this.match(pattern);
   };
   

2. scan(re)

   String.prototype.scan = function (re) {
       if (!re.global) throw "RegExp should be global";
       var s = this;
       var m, r = [];
       while (m = re.exec(s)) {
           m.shift();
           r.push(m);
       return r;
   ...
   

3. scan(regex)

   String.prototype.scan = function (regex) {
     if (!regex.global) throw "Scan Error";
     var self = this;
     var match, occurrences = [];
     while (match = regex.exec(self)) {
       match.shift();
       occurrences.push(match[0]);
     return occurrences;
   ...