--description--
Prior challenges showed that regular expressions can be used to look for a number of matches. They are also used to search for patterns in specific positions in strings.
In an earlier challenge, you used the caret character (^
) inside a character set to create a negated character set in the form [^thingsThatWillNotBeMatched]
. Outside of a character set, the caret is used to search for patterns at the beginning of strings.
let firstString = "Ricky is first and can be found.";
let firstRegex = /^Ricky/;
firstRegex.test(firstString);
let notFirst = "You can't find Ricky now.";
firstRegex.test(notFirst);
The first test
call would return true
, while the second would return false
.
--instructions--
Use the caret character in a regex to find Cal
only in the beginning of the string rickyAndCal
.
--hints--
Your regex should search for the string Cal
with a capital letter.
assert(calRegex.source == '^Cal');
Your regex should not use any flags.
assert(calRegex.flags == '');
Your regex should match the string Cal
at the beginning of the string.
calRegex.lastIndex = 0;
assert(calRegex.test('Cal and Ricky both like racing.'));
Your regex should not match the string Cal
in the middle of a string.
calRegex.lastIndex = 0;
assert(!calRegex.test('Ricky and Cal both like racing.'));
--seed--
--seed-contents--
let rickyAndCal = "Cal and Ricky both like racing.";
let calRegex = /change/; // Change this line
let result = calRegex.test(rickyAndCal);
--solutions--
let rickyAndCal = "Cal and Ricky both like racing.";
let calRegex = /^Cal/; // Change this line
let result = calRegex.test(rickyAndCal);