JSRegExpFunctions

All Superinterfaces:: JSObjectFunctions

All Known Implementing Classes:: JSRegExp

public interface JSRegExpFunctions extends JSObjectFunctions

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

JSArray

exec(String string)

function exec(string) general purpose pattern matching.

JSBoolean

test(String string)

function test(string) test whether a string matches a pattern.

Methods inherited from interface org.fife.rsta.ac.js.ecma.api.ecma3.functions.JSObjectFunctions
hasOwnProperty, isPrototypeOf, propertyIsEnumerable, toLocaleString, toString, valueOf

Method Details
- exec
  
  JSArray exec(String string)
  function exec(string) general purpose pattern matching.
  Example
  var r = new RegExp("/\bJava\w*\b/g"); var text = "JavaScript is not the same as Java"; while((result = e.exec(text)) != null) { alert("Matched: " + result[0]); }
  Parameters:
  
  string - The string to be searched
  
  Since:
  
  Standard ECMA-262 3rd. Edition, Level 2 Document Object Model Core Definition.
  
  See Also:
  
  RegExp
  
  test()
- test
  
  JSBoolean test(String string)
  function test(string) test whether a string matches a pattern.
  Example
  var r = new RegExp("/java/i"); r.test("JavaScript"); //returns true r.test("ECMAScript"); //returns false
  Parameters:
  
  string - The string to be tested
  
  Since:
  
  Standard ECMA-262 3rd. Edition, Level 2 Document Object Model Core Definition.
  
  See Also:
  
  RegExp
  
  exec()