javascript apply regex to string code example
Example 1: how to use the match function in javascript for regex
const str = 'For more information, see Chapter 3.4.5.1';
const re = /see (chapter \d+(\.\d)*)/i;
const found = str.match(re);
console.log(found);
// logs [ 'see Chapter 3.4.5.1',
// 'Chapter 3.4.5.1',
// '.1',
// index: 22,
// input: 'For more information, see Chapter 3.4.5.1' ]
// 'see Chapter 3.4.5.1' is the whole match.
// 'Chapter 3.4.5.1' was captured by '(chapter \d+(\.\d)*)'.
// '.1' was the last value captured by '(\.\d)'.
// The 'index' property (22) is the zero-based index of the whole match.
// The 'input' property is the original string that was parsed.
Example 2: regular expression javascript
// Tests website Regular Expression against document.location (current page url)
if (/^https\:\/\/example\.com\/$/.exec(document.location)){
console.log("Look mam, I can regex!");
}