Description:
This method Executes the search for a match between a regular expression and this String object.
Syntax:
string.search(regexp); |
Here is the detail of parameters:
- regexp : A regular expression object. If a non-RegExp object obj is passed, it is implicitly converted to a RegExp by using new RegExp(obj)
Return Value:
- If successful, search returns the index of the regular expression inside the string. Otherwise, it returns -1.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript String search() Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var re = /apples/gi;
var str = "Apples are round, and apples are juicy.";
if ( str.search(re) == -1 ){
document.write("Does not contain Apples" );
}else{
document.write("Contains Apples" );
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
This will produce following result:
Contains Apples |
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