The pattern matching methods in the String object require RegExp objects.
Pattern Matching Methods in the String Object
MethodDescription
match(regExpObj)Searches for regExpObj pattern in string and returns result.
replace(reqExpObj,str)Replaces all occurrences of the regExpObj pattern with str.
search(reqExpObj)Returns the position of matching regExpObj pattern within the string.
split(regExpObj,max)Splits string everywhere there is a matching regExpObj pattern up to max splits. The substrings are returned in an array.