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Test if a string matches a given regular expression and return true
or false
.
This function does not generate an event.
str.test(regex)
Argument | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
regex | regex (required) | The regular expression to test against the string. |
true
if there is a match between the string and the specified regular expression, otherwise false
.
Examples using test():
[
'Hello world!!'.test(/^hello/),
'Hello world!!'.test(/^hello/i),
];
Return value in JSON format
[
false,
true
]