JavaScript Symbol match Property

by Online Tutorials Library July 22, 2022

JavaScript Symbol.match Property

The JavaScript Symbol.match is used to identify the matching of a regular expression against a string.

Syntax

Parameters

String

Return value

Return true if a string matches otherwise false.

Browser Support

Chrome	32
Safari	8
Firefox	29
Opera	19

Example 1

  <script>  //JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.match  var reg = /TutorAspire/;  reg[Symbol.match] = false;  // check string start with hello  document.write(‘/TutorAspire/’.startsWith(reg));  // check string ends with hi  document.write(“<br>”);  document.write(‘/we/’.endsWith(reg));  //expected output: true  // false  </script>  

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Output:

True  False

Example 2

  <script>  //JavaScript to illustrate Symbol.match  var reg = /Java123/;  reg[Symbol.match] = false;  // check string start with qw  document.write(‘/qw/’.startsWith(reg));  // check string ends with 34  document.write(“<br>”);  document.write(‘/34/’.endsWith(reg));  //expected output: false  // false  </script>  

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Output:

false  false

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JavaScript Symbol match Property

JavaScript Symbol.match Property

Syntax

Parameters

Return value

Browser Support

Example 1

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