exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v46)

Revision 46 of this benchmark created on

Description

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

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exec()
if (/abc/gi.exec("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== null) {
  // String matches regex
}
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match()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".match(/abc/gi) !== null) {
  // String matches regex
}
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test()
if (/abc/gi.test("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx") !== false) {
  // String matches regex
}
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indexOf()
if ("xxxxxxxxxabcxxxxxxabcxx".indexOf("abc") >= 0) {
  // String contains substring
}
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