caret
character to search for patterns at the beginning of strings. There is also a way to search for patterns at the end of strings.
You can search the end of strings using the dollar sign
character $
at the end of the regex.
let theEnding = "This is a never ending story";
let storyRegex = /story$/;
storyRegex.test(theEnding);
// Returns true
let noEnding = "Sometimes a story will have to end";
storyRegex.test(noEnding);
// Returns false
$
) to match the string "caboose"
at the end of the string caboose
.
"caboose"
with the dollar sign $
anchor in your regex.
testString: 'assert(lastRegex.source == "caboose$", "You should search for "caboose"
with the dollar sign $
anchor in your regex.");'
- text: Your regex should not use any flags.
testString: 'assert(lastRegex.flags == "", "Your regex should not use any flags.");'
- text: You should match "caboose"
at the end of the string "The last car on a train is the caboose"
testString: 'assert(lastRegex.test("The last car on a train is the caboose"), "You should match "caboose"
at the end of the string "The last car on a train is the caboose"
");'
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