Javascript regular expression: a|b


<input type="button" value="Match1" onclick="javascript:demo('help');return false;" />
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<input type="button" value="Match2" onclick="javascript:demo('halp');return false;" />
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<input type="button" value="No Match" onclick="javascript:demo('hulp');return false;" />

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
//<![CDATA[
   function demo(text) {
      var re = /he|alp/;
      if (text.match(re)) {
         alert("match");
      } else {
         alert("no match");
      }
   }
//]]>
</script>