"Hello"
using the regular expression /Hello/
. That regex searched for a literal match of the string "Hello"
. Here's another example searching for a literal match of the string "Kevin"
:
let testStr = "Hello, my name is Kevin.";Any other forms of
let testRegex = /Kevin/;
testRegex.test(testStr);
// Returns true
"Kevin"
will not match. For example, the regex /Kevin/
will not match "kevin"
or "KEVIN"
.
let wrongRegex = /kevin/;A future challenge will show how to match those other forms as well.
wrongRegex.test(testStr);
// Returns false
waldoRegex
to find "Waldo"
in the string waldoIsHiding
with a literal match.
waldoRegex
should find "Waldo"
testString: assert(waldoRegex.test(waldoIsHiding), 'Your regex waldoRegex
should find "Waldo"
');
- text: Your regex waldoRegex
should not search for anything else.
testString: assert(!waldoRegex.test('Somewhere is hiding in this text.'), 'Your regex waldoRegex
should not search for anything else.');
- text: You should perform a literal string match with your regex.
testString: assert(!/\/.*\/i/.test(code), 'You should perform a literal string match with your regex.');
```