org.fife.rsta.ac.js.ecma.api.ecma3.functions

Interface JSRegExpFunctions

All Superinterfaces:

JSObjectFunctions

All Known Implementing Classes:

JSRegExp

public interface JSRegExpFunctions
extends JSObjectFunctions

Property Summary

Properties inherited from interface org.fife.rsta.ac.js.ecma.api.ecma3.functions.JSObjectFunctions

hasOwnProperty

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JSArray	exec(java.lang.String string) function exec(string) general purpose pattern matching.
JSBoolean	test(java.lang.String string) function test(string) test whether a string matches a pattern.

Methods inherited from interface org.fife.rsta.ac.js.ecma.api.ecma3.functions.JSObjectFunctions

hasOwnProperty, isPrototypeOf, propertyIsEnumerable, toLocaleString, toString, valueOf

Method Detail

exec

JSArray exec(java.lang.String string)

function exec(string) general purpose pattern matching.

Example

 var r = new RegExp("/\bJava\w*\b/g");
 var text = "JavaScript is not the same as Java";
 while((result = e.exec(text)) != null)
 {
   alert("Matched: " + result[0]);
 }
 

Parameters:

string - The string to be searched

Since:

Standard ECMA-262 3rd. Edition, Level 2 Document Object Model Core Definition.

See Also:

RegExp, test()

test

JSBoolean test(java.lang.String string)

function test(string) test whether a string matches a pattern.

Example

 var r = new RegExp("/java/i");
 r.test("JavaScript"); //returns true
 r.test("ECMAScript"); //returns false
 

Parameters:

string - The string to be tested

Since:

Standard ECMA-262 3rd. Edition, Level 2 Document Object Model Core Definition.

See Also:

RegExp, exec()