JavaScript Match() Method. Method to Match Value in a Given String.

In this blog post you’ll learn about the JavaScript match() method. The method to match the specified value. And return that value in a form of array.

Description:

match() method matches the given value (regular expression) in a string.
match() method returns null if no match is found.
match() method return array of matches.

Syntax:

JavaScript

    string.match(SearchValue);
  

Parameter Description.

SearchValue: Regular expression with value to search or match in a given string.

Example 1: Find specific letter from string.

JavaScript

    let text = "Hello Good morning!. Welcome to maketechstuff.com";
    let matches = text.match(/e/);
    document.write(matches);
    // Output:
    // e  

Search for value which is not in the string. (Will return null).

JavaScript

    let text = "Hello Good morning!. Welcome to maketechstuff.com";
    let matches = text.match(/p/);
    document.write(matches);
    // Output:
    // null
  

Global search for a value.

JavaScript

    let text = "Hello Good morning!. Welcome to maketechstuff.com";
    let matches = text.match(/e/g);
    document.write(matches);
    document.write("<br>");
    document.write("No. of letter <b>e</b> is: ", matches.length);

    // Output:
    // e,e,e,e,e
    // No. of letter e is: 5
  

Example 2: Find words in a string.

JavaScript

    let text = "Hello Good, Good, Good morning!. Welcome to maketechstuff.com";
    let matches = text.match(/Good/);
    document.write(matches);
    // Output:
    // Good  

Global search.

JavaScript

    let text = "Hello Good, Good, Good morning!. Welcome to maketechstuff.com";
    let matches = text.match(/Good/g);
    document.write(matches);
    // Output:
    // Good,Good,Good  

So that is how the JavaScript match() method works. If you have any query or suggestion feel free to write in the comment section.