regexp:test()
regexp:test()
tests to see whether a string matches a specified regular expression.
Syntax
js
regexp:test(testString, regExpString[, flagsString])
Parameters
testString
-
The string to test.
regExpString
-
The JavaScript style regular expression to evaluate.
flagsString
Optional-
An optional string containing character flags.
The character flags are:
g
-
Global match. Has no effect for this function; it's allowed for consistency with other regexp functions.
i
-
Case insensitive match<. If this flag is specified, the match is performed in a case insensitive fashion.
Returns
true
if the specified regexp matches the test string.