Re: Search method or RegExp?

Ben Amada wrote on 30 aug 2007 in comp.lang.javascript:

function checkSix(sEmail) {
if (sEmail.search(/(\S+@\S+\.\S+)/) != -1) {

When testing with regex, use test(),
which returns a boolean value.

if (/(\S+@\S+\.\S+)/.test(sEmail)) {

better:

if (/^\S+@\S+\.\S{2,}$/.test(sEmail)) {


return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}


if boolean {
return true;
} else {
return false;
};

is the same as:

if boolean {
return true;
};
return false;

is the same as:

return boolean;

Why not use the last one?

return /^\S+@\S+\.\S\S+$/.test(sEmail);

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
.

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