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Description

Returns the text of the pattern.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Examples

The code below displays the source property of some RegExp instances.

var aRegExp = /\d/;
var bRegExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9_]/;
var regexpValues = new Array(2);

regexpValues[0] = 'aRegExp source: ' + aRegExp.source + '\n';
regexpValues[1] = 'bRegExp source: ' + bRegExp.source;

alert(regexpValues);

Related Tutorials

JavaScript Intermediate Tutorials - Lesson 9 - Regular Expressions

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