Interface 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 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()