preg_match_all JS equivalent?

Question

Is there an equivalent of PHP\'s preg_match_all in Javascript? If not, what would be the best way to get all matches of a regular expression into an array? I\'m willing to use a

Answer 1

Use new RegExp().test()

function preg_match_all(regex, str) {
  return new RegExp(regex,'g').test(str)
}