Applies To: Regular Expression Object
The source property returns a copy of the text of the regular expression pattern. Read-only.
Syntax
rgexp.source
The rgexp argument is a Regular expression object. It can be a variable name or a literal.
Return value
Returns a copy of the text of the regular expression pattern.
The following example illustrates the use of the source property:
function SourceDemo(re, s)
{
var s1;
// Test string for existence of regular expression.
if (re.test(s))
s1 = " contains ";
else
s1 = " does not contain ";
// Get the text of the regular expression itself.
return(s + s1 + re.source);
}
document.write(SourceDemo(new RegExp("Was"),"Washington"));
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See Also: Regular Expression Object Methods, Regular Expression Object Properties, Regular Expression Syntax |
