exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v37)

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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 (/a/.exec("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== null && /b/.exec("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== null) {
  // String matches regex
}
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match()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match("a") !== null && "xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match("b") !== null) {
  // String matches regex
}
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test()
if (/a/.test("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== false && /b/.test("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== false) {
  // String matches regex
}
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search()
if (("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx").search("a") !== -1 && ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx").search("b") !== -1) {
  // String matches regex
}
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indexOf()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("a") !== -1 && "xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("b") !== -1) {
  // String matches regex
}
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match()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match("a") && "xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match("a")) {
  // String matches regex
}
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