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A basic search string is simply the topic you are interested in reading about. A direct match of a basic search string will navigate you directly to Wikipedia's article that has that title. A non-match, or any other type of search string will take you to Wikipedia's search results page, where the results of your search are displayed.
To set Wikipedia as the default search engine: Click the hamburger menu and go to the 'Options' menu. In the options menu, click on 'Search'. To set Wikipedia as the default search engine, click on the dropdown menu under "Default Search Engine" and select Wikipedia. To trigger the keyword search: Type the '@' key into the search bar.
A fuzzy search will match a different word. Words (but not phrases) accept approximate string matching or "fuzzy search". A tilde ~ character is appended for this "sounds like" search. The other word must differ by no more than two letters. Not the first two letters. The first two letters must match. Two letters swapped.
A regex search scans the text of each page on Wikipedia in real time, character by character, to find pages that match a specific sequence or pattern of characters. Unlike keyword searching, regex searching is by default case-sensitive, does not ignore punctuation, and operates directly on the page source (MediaWiki markup) rather than on the ...
A fuzzy Mediawiki search for "angry emoticon" has as a suggested result "andré emotions" In computer science, approximate string matching (often colloquially referred to as fuzzy string searching) is the technique of finding strings that match a pattern approximately (rather than exactly).
Color code JavaScript code; Quickly insert standard JavaScript keywords and methods (code completion) With the help of type definition libraries, you may also get code completion for the globally available objects of MediaWiki, jQuery, OOjs, and OOUI. Show the list of all functions and quickly jump to any function
It is being built into a comprehenisve list of all articles or article sections about JavaScript on Wikipedia. Once it is completed, it will serve as a map of the entire subject's coverage. A JavaScript-experienced editor will be able to spot gaps in that coverage. And the list will also allow monitoring of all JavaScript-related pages.
You do not need to add -wikipedia, as the template automatically does this for you. Also, there is no need to add words in plural form unless irregular, as the search interface will match (for example) billiards as well given a search term of billiard. If no parameters are given, the name of the current subpage is used as the search string.