RegExp

js.lib.RegExp (extern class) → _EReg.HaxeRegExp

Native JavaScript regular expressions.

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

See:

Instance Members

global: Bool

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

ignoreCase: Bool

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

multiline: Bool

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

source: String

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

lastIndex: Int

The index at which to start the next match.

exec(str: String): Null<RegExpMatch>

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

Name	Type
`str`	String

Returns
Null<RegExpMatch>

test(str: String): Bool

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

Name	Type
`str`	String

Returns
Bool

toString(): String

Return a string representing the regular expression.

Returns
String

new(pattern: String, ?flags: String): Void

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

Name	Type	Default
`pattern`	String
`flags`	String	(optional)