const regex1 = /foo/g;
console.log(regex1.global);
// Expected output: true
const regex2 = /bar/i;
console.log(regex2.global);
// Expected output: false
Description
RegExp.prototype.global
has the value true
if the g
flag was used; otherwise, false
. The g
flag indicates that the regular expression should be tested against all possible matches in a string. Each call to exec()
will update its lastIndex
property, so that the next call to exec()
will start at the next character.
Some methods, such as String.prototype.matchAll()
and String.prototype.replaceAll()
, will validate that, if the parameter is a regex, it is global. The regex's [Symbol.match]()
and [Symbol.replace]()
methods (called by String.prototype.match()
and String.prototype.replace()
) would also have different behaviors when the regex is global.
The set accessor of global
is undefined
. You cannot change this property directly.
const globalRegex = /foo/g;
const str = "fooexamplefoo";
console.log(str.replace(globalRegex, "")); // example
const nonGlobalRegex = /foo/;
console.log(str.replace(nonGlobalRegex, "")); // examplefoo
Specifications Browser compatibility
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See alsoRegExp.prototype.lastIndex
RegExp.prototype.dotAll
RegExp.prototype.hasIndices
RegExp.prototype.ignoreCase
RegExp.prototype.multiline
RegExp.prototype.source
RegExp.prototype.sticky
RegExp.prototype.unicode
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