exec() vs match() vs test() vs search() vs indexOf() (v58)

Revision 58 of this benchmark created by Odyseus on

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