Nodejs String Scan scan(re)

Method Source Code

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();/*from   w  ww  .j  a v  a2  s. c  om*/
        r.push(m);
    }
    return r;
};

Related

1. scan(pattern)

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

2. scan(pattern, iterator)

   String.prototype.scan = function(pattern, iterator) {
     this.gsub(pattern, iterator);
     return String(this);
   };
   

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;
   ...