Built-in Objects | Object-Oriented JavaScript

RegExp

You can create a regular expression object by using the RegExp() constructor and passing the expression pattern as the first parameter and the pattern modifiers as the second.

>>> var re = new RegExp('[dn]o+dle', 'gmi');

This matches "noodle", "doodle", "doooodle", and so on. It's equivalent to using the regular expression literal:

>>> var re = ('/[dn]o+dle/gmi'); // recommended

Chapter 4 and Appendix D contain more information on regular expressions and patterns.

Members of RegExp Objects

Property/Method	Description
`global`	Read-only. `true` if the `g` modifier was set when creating the regexp object.
`ignoreCase`	Read-only. `true` if the `i` modifier was set when creating the regexp object.
`multiline`	Read-only. `true` if the `m` modifier was set when creating the regexp object
`lastIndex`	Contains the position in the string where the next match should start. `test()` and `exec()` set this position after a successful match. Only relevant when the `g` (global) modifier...

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