Description

The test() method tests for a match in a string and return true if it finds a match, false otherwise.

This method has the form:

RegExpObject.test(string)

Parameter	Description
string	(required) The string to be searched

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var str = "Hello JavaScript";

// look for "Java"
var pat = /Java/g;
var result = pat.test(str);
document.write("Result: " + result); 
</script>

This produces the following result:

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