TypeScript | String search() Method
The search() is an inbuilt function in TypeScript that is used to search for a match between a regular expression and this String object.
Syntax:
string.search(regexp);
Parameter: This methods accept a single parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- regexp: This parameter is a RegExp object.
Return Value: This method returns the index of the regular expression inside the string. Otherwise, it returns -1.
Below example illustrate the String search() method in TypeScriptJS:
Example 1:
Javascript
// This is TypeScript// Original stringsvar str = "w3wiki - Best Platform"; var re = /Best/gi; // use of String search() Methodif (str.search(re) == -1 ) { console.log("Not Found" ); } else { console.log("Found" ); } |
Output:
Found
Example 2:
JavaScript
// This is TypeScript// Original stringsvar str = "w3wiki - Best Platform"; var re = /geeek/gi; // use of String search() Methodif (str.search(re) == -1 ) { console.log("Not Found" ); } else { console.log("Found" ); } |
Output:
Not Found