Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Symbol/search

The Symbol.search well-known symbol specifies the method that returns the index within a string that matches the regular expression. This function is called by the String.prototype.search() method.

For more information, see RegExp.prototype[@@search]() and String.prototype.search().

Property attributes of `Symbol.search`
Writable	no
Enumerable	no
Configurable	no

Examples

Custom string search

class caseInsensitiveSearch {
  constructor(value) {
    this.value = value.toLowerCase();
  }
  [Symbol.search](string) {
    return string.toLowerCase().indexOf(this.value);
  }
}

console.log('foobar'.search(new caseInsensitiveSearch('BaR')));
// expected output: 3

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Symbol.search' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`search`	Chrome Full support 50	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 49	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support 50	Chrome Android Full support 50	Firefox Android Full support 49	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS Full support 10	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0	nodejs Full support 6.0.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support