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A brief introduction to the use of the test() method in JavaScript regular expressions_Basic knowledge

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The test method is a text search string matched by a regular expression. Returns true if a match is found; false otherwise.
Grammar

RegExpObject.test( string );

Here are the details of the parameters:

  • string : The string to search for

Return value:

  • If a match is found, returns the matching text if not empty.

Example: 

<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript RegExp test Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var str = "Javascript is an interesting scripting language";
  var re = new RegExp( "script", "g" );

  var result = re.test(str);
  document.write("Test 1 - returned value : " + result); 

  re = new RegExp( "pushing", "g" );
  var result = re.test(str);
  document.write("<br />Test 2 - returned value : " + result); 
</script>
</body>
</html>

This will produce the following results: 

Test 1 - returned value : true
Test 2 - returned value : false

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