regex vs. substring

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Preparation HTML

<script>
  var test1 = "abc.def.ghi";
  var test2 = "def.ghi.abc";
</script>

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RegExp
test1.test(/^abc/);
test2.test(/^abc/);
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Substring
test1.substr(0, 3) == "abc";
test2.substr(0, 3) == "abc";
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