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# Javascript RegExp - source Property

## Description:

source is a read-only string property of RegExp objects. It contains the text of the RegExp pattern. This text does not include the delimiting slashes used in regular-expression literals, and it does not include the "g", "i", and "m" attributes.

## Syntax:

    RegExpObject.source

Here is the detail of parameters:

- NA

## Return Value:

Returns the text used for pattern matching

## Example:

    <html>
    <head>
    <title>JavaScript RegExp source Property</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
       var str = "Javascript is an interesting scripting language";
       var re = new RegExp( "script", "g" );

       re.test(str);
       document.write("The regular expression is : " +  re.source);
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

This will produce following result:

    The regular expression is : script

To understand it in better way you can Try it yourself.

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