var name1 = "Taylor Johnson";
var name2 ="taylor johnson";
//convert to lowercase for case insensitive comparison
if(name1.toLowerCase() === name2.toLowerCase()){
//names are the same
}
var haystack = "A. BAIL. Of. Hay.";
var needle = "bail.";
var needleRegExp = new RegExp(needle.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, "\\$&"), "i");
var result = needleRegExp.test(haystack);
if (result) {
// Your code here
}