Description

The search() method searches for a match between a regular expression and a string.

This method has the form:

string.search(regexp)

Parameter	Description
regexp	(required) A regular expression

Note: This method returns the position of the match, or -1 if no match is found.

Examples

The following example shows the basic use of this method.

<script>
var s = "Hello from JavaScript";
document.write(s.search("Java"));
document.write("<br />");
document.write(s.search("Hawaii"));
</script>

This produces the following result:

Browser Support

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