string.matchIndexes()

Get the location of the matching String.

Signature

matchIndexes(match: String) => Array

Description

the matchIndexes() method return the location of the matching string and the part of the source string that matches the given match string. The match parameter can be a regex.

The original string isn’t changed.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description

match

String

Yes

String or regex expression to match against the source string.

Return value

Type Description

Array

Array of the index of the matching string and match, itself.

Examples

'foobarbaz'.matchIndexes('bar')
[
  [
    3,
    "bar"
  ]
]
'foo bar baz'.matchIndexes('[a-z]+')
[
  [
    0,
    "foo"
  ],
  [
    4,
    "bar"
  ],
  [
    8,
    "baz"
  ]
]

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