How to match a regular expression against a string?



Use the match() method to match a regular expression against a string in JavaScript. You can try to run the following code to match a regular expression −

The following is the parameter −

  • match( param ) − A regular expression object.

Example

You can try to run the following code to match a regular expression against a string −

<html>    <head>       <title>JavaScript String match() Method</title>    </head>    <body>       <script>          var str = "For more information, see Chapter 3.4.5.1";          var re = /(chapter \d+(\.\d)*)/i;          var found = str.match( re );                    document.write(found );       </script>    </body> </html>
Updated on: 2020-06-23T08:51:16+05:30

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