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RegExp.exec()

Syntax



regexp.exec(string)

The exec() method of the RegExp object executes the search for a match in a specified string.

The results are returned in an array.

The string passed contains the string the regular expression is trying to match in.



<html>
    <body>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    myRe=/xyz*/g;

    str = "abcxyzdefhij"
    myArray = myRe.exec(str);
    document.writeln("Found " + myArray[0] + " in the pattern: " + "<b>" + "abcxyzdefhij " + "</b>" + " at index " + (myRe.lastIndex - 3));
    -->
    </script>
    </body>
    </html>