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# Javascript RegExp - toString Method

## Description:

The toString method returns a string representation of a regular expression in the form of a regular-expression literal.

## Syntax:

    RegExpObject.toString();

Here is the detail of parameters:

- NA

## Return Value:

Returns the string representation of a regular expression.

## Example:

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

       var result = re.toString(str);
       document.write("Test 1 - returned value : " +  result);

       re = new RegExp( "/", "g" );
       var result = re.toString(str);
       document.write("<br />Test 2 - returned value : " +  result);
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>

This will produce following result:

    Test 1 - returned value : /script/g
    Test 2 - returned value : ///g

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

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