How using the conditions in the regex

JavaScript
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Tell us what’s happening:
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Your code so far


let username = "JackOfAllTrades";
let userCheck = /^[A-Za-z][^0-9][A-Za-z][0-1]?/; // Change this line
let result = userCheck.test(username);

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Challenge: Restrict Possible Usernames

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if you mean ‘this or that’ , you can use the “|” operator, so /this|that/ will match either “this” or “that”.

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i want to know how to check a condition to run a regex give

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the test method confront a string with the regex and returns true or false depending if it matches or not

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I am using the ternary condition to check my state before using the regex

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what ternary condition? what state? the Restrict Possible Usernames challenge does not have such things. What code are you talking about?

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I did like this

let sampleWord = "astronaut";
let pwRegex = (/\D/.test(sampleWord))? /(?=\w{5,})(?=\D*\d{2,})/ : /\D/;
let result = pwRegex.test(sampleWord);
console.log(result);
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can yoiu explain the logic of your code in your own words?

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