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			METHOD: String::match object.match(regexp) This method is used to match a specifed regular expression against a string. If one or more matches are made, an array is returned that contains all of the matches. Each entry in the array is a copy of a string that contains a match. If no match is made, a null is returned. To perform a global match you must include the 'g' (global) flag in the regular expression and to perform a case-insensitive match you must include the 'i' (ignore case) flag. The following code uses the match method to search the characters in the myString string for a match with the specified regular expression and displays the resulting string in the browser. Note that the 'i' flag is used to make the search case-insensitive. Code: myString = new String("DevGuru.com") myRE = new RegExp("guru", "i") results = myString.match(myRE) for(var i =0; i < results.length; i++) { document.write(results[i]) } Output: Guru