JAVASCRIPT

check if string matches regex js

var term = "sample1";
var re = new RegExp("^([a-z0-9]{5,})$");
if (re.test(term)) {
    console.log("Valid");
} else {
    console.log("Invalid");
}

nodejs check if string matches regex

console.log(/^([a-z0-9]{5,})$/.test('abc1')); // false

console.log(/^([a-z0-9]{5,})$/.test('abc12')); // true

console.log(/^([a-z0-9]{5,})$/.test('abc123')); // true

check if a string matches a regex javascript

const string = "matchThisString";
const matches = string.match(/matchThisString/) ? true : false; // Ternary statement!