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75 lines
1.7 KiB
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---
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id: 587d7db3367417b2b2512b8f
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title: Match Literal Strings
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challengeType: 1
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forumTopicId: 301355
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dashedName: match-literal-strings
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---
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# --description--
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In the last challenge, you searched for the word `Hello` using the regular expression `/Hello/`. That regex searched for a literal match of the string `Hello`. Here's another example searching for a literal match of the string `Kevin`:
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```js
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let testStr = "Hello, my name is Kevin.";
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let testRegex = /Kevin/;
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testRegex.test(testStr);
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```
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This `test` call will return `true`.
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Any other forms of `Kevin` will not match. For example, the regex `/Kevin/` will not match `kevin` or `KEVIN`.
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```js
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let wrongRegex = /kevin/;
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wrongRegex.test(testStr);
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```
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This `test` call will return `false`.
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A future challenge will show how to match those other forms as well.
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# --instructions--
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Complete the regex `waldoRegex` to find `"Waldo"` in the string `waldoIsHiding` with a literal match.
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# --hints--
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Your regex `waldoRegex` should find the string `Waldo`
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```js
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waldoRegex.lastIndex = 0;
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assert(waldoRegex.test(waldoIsHiding));
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```
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Your regex `waldoRegex` should not search for anything else.
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```js
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waldoRegex.lastIndex = 0;
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assert(!waldoRegex.test('Somewhere is hiding in this text.'));
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```
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You should perform a literal string match with your regex.
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```js
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assert(!/\/.*\/i/.test(code));
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```
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# --seed--
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## --seed-contents--
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```js
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let waldoIsHiding = "Somewhere Waldo is hiding in this text.";
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let waldoRegex = /search/; // Change this line
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let result = waldoRegex.test(waldoIsHiding);
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```
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# --solutions--
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```js
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let waldoIsHiding = "Somewhere Waldo is hiding in this text.";
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let waldoRegex = /Waldo/; // Change this line
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let result = waldoRegex.test(waldoIsHiding);
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```
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