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Match a Literal String with Different Possibilities

Match a Literal String with Different Possibilities

Suppose you want to match many different words with your regular expression; using the | symbol, that becomes possible. In this challenge, you are using that symbol to identify four different pets hidden within strings!

Hint 1:

Inside the string literal, place the pet names, each seperated by the | symbol.

Spoiler Alert - Solution Ahead!

Solution:

let petString = "James has a pet cat.";
let petRegex = /dog|cat|bird|fish/;
let result = petRegex.test(petString);