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  <html>
  <head>
  <title>The match() Method of the String Object.</title>
  <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
  var myRegExp = /\d+\.\d+/;
  var entryString;
  var displayString = "";
  
  function StringProcess(){
  if (entryString.match(myRegExp) != null ){
  var result = entryString.match(myRegExp);
  displayString += "Matched '" + result + ".\n";
  displayString += "result[0] is " + result[0] + ".\n";
  displayString += "result[1] is " + result[1] + ".\n";
  alert(displayString);
  displayString = "";
  } // end if statement
  else
  alert("The string you entered did not match the pattern " + myRegExp);
  } // end function StringProcess()
  
  function ShowPrompt(){
  entryString = prompt("Type a string which is or contains a decimal number.\nType and click on the OK button.", "Type a pattern here.");
  StringProcess();
  }
  
  </script>
  </head>
  <body>
  <form name="myForm">
  <br />
  <button type="Button" onclick="ShowPrompt()">Click here to enter a decimal value.</button>
  </form>
  </body>
  </html>
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