| 26. 1. 5. Testing for Pattern Matches |
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The pattern matching methods in the String object require RegExp objects. |
Pattern Matching Methods in the String Object |
| Method | Description | | match(regExpObj) | Searches for regExpObj pattern in string and returns result. | | replace(reqExpObj,str) | Replaces all occurrences of the regExpObj pattern with str. | | search(reqExpObj) | Returns the position of matching regExpObj pattern within the string. | | split(regExpObj,max) | Splits string everywhere there is a matching regExpObj pattern up to max splits. The substrings are returned in an array. |
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