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5 ways to check if a string contains a substring in Javascript — First published in fullweb.io issue #89
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5 ways to check if a string contains a substring in Javascript

1. ES6 .includes():

var S = "fullweb";
S.includes("web");

2. RegExp .search():

var S = "fullweb";
S.search(/web/);

3. RegExp .match():

var S = "fullweb";
S.match(/web/);

4. RegExp .test():

var S = "fullweb";
S.test(/web/);

5. Good old’ .indexOf():

var S = "fullweb";
S.indexOf("web");

I’ve tested them for speed in Chrome on a MacBook Pro, and it appears ES6 .includes() is the fastest, and .match() is the slowest, with all the others almost as fast as ES6 .includes().

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