Using Meta Characters in JavaScript

Question

Good day bosses ..

I am having a terrible time with this little code..

I am trying to use Regular Expression - Meta Characters to find "Le Guin" in the "wannabe" Array without having to type "Le Guin" directly in the Conditional statement, but through using some Meta-Characters....

Funny enough I tried this yesterday and it worked but I don't know what's wrong with it now...

The "!/[Le *Guin]/" in the for Conditional statement is what am talking about...

Please what could be wrong with the code

<script>
wannabe = ["Le Guin", "Ibrahim", "Ope", "You", "Le Guin", "Now", "Then", "Who", "Le Guin"];

for (a = 0; a < wannabe.length; ++a) {
if (wannabe[a] == !/[Le*Guin]/) {
document.write(a + ": " + "This is found at: " + a + "<br>")

break
} else {
document.write(a + ": " + "not yet" + "<br>")
}
}
</script>

Answer 1

wannabe[a].match(/Le.Guin/)

https://code.sololearn.com/WBO72LJBa7em/?ref=app

Answer 2

Gordon, your expression will match any character instead of a space, for example Le&Guin, for an exact search, you need to leave a space, but in this case wannabe[a].match(/L/) is enough.

Answer 3

Solo Thanks for pointing my mistake, learned from you ^^