Name
match() — NN 4 IE J3 ECMA n/a
Synopsis
match(regexpression
)
Returns an array of strings within the current string that match the
regular expression passed as a parameter. For example, if you pass a
regular expression that specifies any five-digit number, the returned
value of the match()
method would be an array of
all five-digit numbers (as strings) in the main string. Properties of
the RegExp
static object are influenced by this
method’s operation.
Returned Value
An array of strings.
Parameters
-
regexpression
A regular expression object. See the regular expression object for the syntax to create a regular expression object.
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