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Javascript RegExp - global Property
Description:
global is a read-only boolean property of RegExp objects. It specifies whether a particular regular expression performs global matchingi.e., whether it was created with the "g" attribute.
Syntax:
Here is the detail of parameters:
Return Value:
Returns "TRUE" if the "g" modifier is set, "FALSE" otherwise.
Example:
<html>
<head>
<title>JavaScript RegExp global Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var re = new RegExp( "string" );
if ( re.global ){
document.write("Test1 - Global property is set");
}else{
document.write("Test1 - Global property is not set");
}
re = new RegExp( "string", "g" );
if ( re.global ){
document.write("<br />Test2 - Global property is set");
}else{
document.write("<br />Test2 - Global property is not set");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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This will produce following result:
Test1 - Global property is not set
Test2 - Global property is set
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To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.
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