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class RegExp

package js.lib

@:native("RegExp")

Available on js

Native JavaScript regular expressions.

For cross-platform regular expressions, use Haxe EReg class or regexp literals.

See also:

Constructor

new(pattern:String, ?flags:String)

Create a regular expression object for matching text with a pattern.

Variables

read onlyglobal:Bool

Indicates whether or not the "g" flag is used with the regular expression.

read onlyignoreCase:Bool

Indicates whether or not the "i" flag is used with the regular expression.

lastIndex:Int

The index at which to start the next match.

read onlymultiline:Bool

Indicates whether or not the "m" flag is used with the regular expression.

read onlysource:String

The source text of the regexp object, it doesn't contain the two forward slashes on both sides and any flags.

Methods

exec(str:String):Null<RegExpMatch>

Execute a search for a match in a specified string. Returns a result array, or null.

test(str:String):Bool

Execute a search for a match between a regular expression and a specified string. Returns true or false.

toString():String

Return a string representing the regular expression.