exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v20)

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Tests to determine which function is faster for detecting whether a string matches a regex pattern.

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exec()
if (/(abc|def|ghi)/.exec("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== null) {
 // String matches regex
}
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match()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match(/(abc|def|ghi)/) !== null) {
 // String matches regex
}
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test()
if (/(abc|def|ghi)/.test("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== false) {
 // String matches regex
}
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search()
if (("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx").search(/(abc|def|ghi)/) !== -1) {
 // String matches regex
}
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indexOf()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("abc") !== -1) {
 // String matches regex
}
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("def") !== -1) {
 // String matches regex
}
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("ghi") !== -1) {
 // String matches regex
}
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