RegExp is a Regular Expression object in Java Script. RegExp object is useful to search texts in a texts.
The RegExp object contains three member functions:
- test()
- exec(), and
- compile()
The test () method searches a string for with a specified value. It either returns true or false.
var testPattern=new RegExp("kapil");
document.write(testPattern.test("I am kapil dhawan")); //returns true
The exec () method searches a string for a specified value. But, unlike test (), it returns the text of the value found. When no match is found, it returns null.
var execPattern=new RegExp("kapil");
document.write(execPattern.exec("I am kapil Dhawan")); //returns 'kapil'
The compile () method is used to change the RegExp.
var compPattern=new RegExp("kapil");
document.write(compPattern.test("I am kapil dhawan"));//returns true
The other case in this example might be
compPattern.compile("dhawan");
document.write(compPattern.test("I am kapil dhawan")); //returns true
Regular expressions are really powerful in optimizing searches for texts. When used, it obviates the need for a method that has to read the text from the beginning instead of searching for patterns.
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