What is the string match() method in JavaScript?
The method match() takes a regular expression (regex) and matches it against a provided string.
Syntax
string.match(reg_exp)
Parameters
reg_exp: The regular expression that is matched against the string.
Return value
The match() method returns an array containing the matches from the string.
Code
Here is a coded example of the match() method.
// lets look for all instances of 'ea' and 'in' in the following sentence.let str = "What a beautiful weather in Berlin.";console.log(str.match(/ea/g))console.log(str.match(/in/g))
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