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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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---
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## Description
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<section id='description'>
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In the last challenge, you searched for the word <code>"Hello"</code> using the regular expression <code>/Hello/</code>. That regex searched for a literal match of the string <code>"Hello"</code>. Here's another example searching for a literal match of the string <code>"Kevin"</code>:
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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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// Returns true
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```
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Any other forms of <code>"Kevin"</code> will not match. For example, the regex <code>/Kevin/</code> will not match <code>"kevin"</code> or <code>"KEVIN"</code>.
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```js
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let wrongRegex = /kevin/;
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wrongRegex.test(testStr);
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// Returns false
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```
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A future challenge will show how to match those other forms as well.
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</section>
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## Instructions
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<section id='instructions'>
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Complete the regex <code>waldoRegex</code> to find <code>"Waldo"</code> in the string <code>waldoIsHiding</code> with a literal match.
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</section>
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## Tests
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<section id='tests'>
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```yml
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tests:
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- text: Your regex <code>waldoRegex</code> should find <code>"Waldo"</code>
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testString: assert(waldoRegex.test(waldoIsHiding));
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- text: Your regex <code>waldoRegex</code> should not search for anything else.
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testString: assert(!waldoRegex.test('Somewhere is hiding in this text.'));
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- text: You should perform a literal string match with your regex.
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testString: assert(!/\/.*\/i/.test(code));
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```
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</section>
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## Challenge Seed
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<section id='challengeSeed'>
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<div id='js-seed'>
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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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</div>
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</section>
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## Solution
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<section id='solution'>
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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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</section>
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