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JavaScript test() Method


RegExp Object Reference Complete RegExp Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The test() method searches a string for a specified value.

This method returns true if a match is found, and false if not.

Syntax

RegExpObject.test(string)

Parameter Description
RegExpObject Required. The regular expression to use
string Required. The string to search


Example

In the following example we change the pattern from "Microsoft" to "W3Schools", and then test if we find the specified pattern in a string:

<script type="text/javascript">
var str="Visit W3Schools";
var patt=new RegExp("Microsoft");
document.write("Test if we find " + patt + " in " + str + ": ")
if (patt.test(str)==true)
  {
  document.write("Match found!")
  }
else
  {
  document.write("Match not found")
  }
patt.compile("W3Schools");
document.write("<br />")
document.write("Test if we find " + patt + " in " + str + ": ")
if (patt.test(str)==true)
  {
  document.write("Match found!")
  }
else
  {
  document.write("Match not found")
  }
</script>

The output of the code above will be:

Test if we find /Microsoft/ in Visit W3Schools: Match not found
Test if we find /W3Schools/ in Visit W3Schools: Match found!


Try-It-Yourself Demos

compile and test()
How to use compile() to change the regular expression and test() to test if we find a specified pattern in a string.


RegExp Object Reference Complete RegExp Object Reference

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