exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v5)

Revision 5 of this benchmark created by harth on

Description

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

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