- JavaScript RegExp Tutorial
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- JavaScript RegExp - Overview
- Brackets
- JavaScript RegExp - [...]
- JavaScript RegExp - [^...]
- JavaScript RegExp - [0-9]
- JavaScript RegExp - [a-z]
- JavaScript RegExp - [A-Z]
- JavaScript RegExp - [a-zA-Z]
- Quantifiers
- JavaScript RegExp - p+
- JavaScript RegExp - p*
- JavaScript RegExp - p?
- JavaScript RegExp - p{N}
- JavaScript RegExp - p{N1,N2}
- JavaScript RegExp - p{N,}
- JavaScript RegExp - p$
- JavaScript RegExp - ^p
- Matching Characters
- JavaScript RegExp - [^a-zA-Z]
- JavaScript RegExp - p.p
- JavaScript RegExp - ^.{2}$
- JavaScript RegExp - <b>(.*)</b>
- JavaScript RegExp - p(hp)*
- Literal Characters
- JavaScript RegExp - Alphanumeric
- JavaScript RegExp - \0
- JavaScript RegExp - \t
- JavaScript RegExp - \n
- JavaScript RegExp - \v
- JavaScript RegExp - \f
- JavaScript RegExp - \r
- JavaScript RegExp - \xnn
- JavaScript RegExp - \uxxxx
- Meta Characters
- JavaScript RegExp - .
- JavaScript RegExp - \s
- JavaScript RegExp - \S
- JavaScript RegExp - \d
- JavaScript RegExp - \D
- JavaScript RegExp - \w
- JavaScript RegExp - \W
- JavaScript RegExp - [aeiou]
- JavaScript RegExp - [^aeiou]
- JavaScript RegExp - (foo|bar|baz)
- Modifiers
- JavaScript RegExp - i
- JavaScript RegExp - g
- Properties
- JavaScript RegExp - constructor
- JavaScript RegExp - global
- JavaScript RegExp - ignoreCase
- JavaScript RegExp - lastIndex
- JavaScript RegExp - multiline
- JavaScript RegExp - source
- Methods
- JavaScript RegExp - exec()
- JavaScript RegExp - test()
- JavaScript RegExp - toSource()
- JavaScript RegExp - toString()
- JavaScript RegExp Useful Resources
- JavaScript RegExp - Quick Guide
- JavaScript RegExp - Useful Resources
- JavaScript RegExp - Discussion
JavaScript RegExp - exec
Description
The exec method searches string for text that matches regexp. If it finds a match, it returns an array of results; otherwise, it returns null.
Syntax
Its syntax is as follows −
RegExpObject.exec( string );
Parameter Details
string − The string to be searched
Return Value
Returns the matched text if a match is found, and null if not.
Example
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript RegExp exec Method</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type = "text/javascript">
var str = "Javascript is an interesting scripting language";
var re = new RegExp( "script", "g" );
var result = re.exec(str);
document.write("Test 1 - returned value : " + result);
re = new RegExp( "pushing", "g" );
var result = re.exec(str);
document.write("<br />Test 2 - returned value : " + result);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Test 1 - returned value : script Test 2 - returned value : null
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