exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v30)

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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/.exec("abcxxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== null) {
 // String matches regex
}
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match()
if ("abcxxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match(/^abc/) !== null) {
 // String matches regex
}
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test()
if (/^abc/.test("abcxxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== false) {
 // String matches regex
}
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search()
if (("abcxxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx").search(/^abc/) !== -1) {
 // String matches regex
}
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indexOf()
if ("abcxxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("abc") === 0) {
 // String matches regex
}
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