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ReplaceAll() ~ ES2021 solution in Clear category for Unix Match. Part 1 by lolucky

var unixMatch=(t,r)=> (new RegExp(r
    .replaceAll('.','\\.')
    .replaceAll('*','.+')
    .replaceAll('?','.'))).test(t)

Nov. 26, 2020

Comments:

vincent.tscherter on Nov. 27, 2020, 8:55 p.m.
skip the ```new RegExp``` at all <pre class='brush: javascript'>var unixMatch=(t,r)=> !!t.match(r.replaceAll('.','\\.').replaceAll('*','.+').replaceAll('?','.')); </pre>

lolucky on Nov. 28, 2020, 3:53 p.m.
Thats why match is better than test for this! Its implicitly converted into a regexp!

bart.moura on Oct. 5, 2023, 3:25 p.m.
Great approach!

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