search Method
Returns the position of the first substring match in a regular expression search.
function search(rgExp : RegExp) : Number
Arguments
- rgExp
Required. An instance of a Regular Expression object containing the regular expression pattern and applicable flags.
Remarks
If a match is found, the search method returns an integer value that specifies the offset from the beginning of the string where the match occurred. If no match is found, it returns -1.
Example
The following example illustrates the use of the search method.
function SearchDemo()
{
var s = "is but a dream within a dream";
// Create the regular expression pattern.
var re = /dream/i;
// Search the string.
var r = s.search(re);
return(r);
// Output: 9
}