JavaScript RegExp - (foo|bar|baz)



Description

(foo|bar|baz) matches any of the alternatives specified.

Example

Following example shows usage of RegExp expression.

<html> <head> <title>JavaScript RegExp</title> </head> <body> <script type = "text/javascript"> var str = "foo abc"; var pattern = /(foo|bar|baz)/g; var result = str.match(pattern); document.write("Test 1 - returned value : " + result); str = "bar baz"; result = str.match(pattern); document.write("<br/>Test 2 - returned value : " + result); </script> </body> </html>

Output

Test 1 - returned value : foo
Test 2 - returned value : bar,baz
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