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JavaScript test () method

RegExp Object Reference JavaScript RegExp Object

Definition and Usage

test () method is used to detect whether a string matches a pattern.

If the string matching values ​​return true, otherwise it returns false.

grammar

RegExpObject.test(string)

参数 描述
string 必需。要检测的字符串。


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support test () method


Examples

Examples

In the global search for the string "Hello" and "W3CSchool" string:

<script>

var str="Hello world!";
//look for "Hello"
var patt=/Hello/g;
var result=patt.test(str);
document.write("Returned value: " + result);

//look for "W3CSchool"
patt=/W3CSchool/g;
result=patt.test(str);
document.write("<br>Returned value: " + result);

</script>

Examples of the above output:

Returned value: true
Returned value: false

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