source Property (Regular Expression) (JavaScript)

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Returns a copy of the text of the regular expression pattern. Read-only. The rgExp argument is a Regular expression object. It can be a variable name or a literal.

Syntax


rgExp.source

Example

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);  
}

Requirements

Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards, Internet Explorer 10 standards, Internet Explorer 11 standards. Also supported in Store apps (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1). See Version Information.

Applies To: Regular Expression Object

source Property (Regular Expression) (JavaScript)

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