Object-Oriented JavaScript - Third Edition

RegExp

You can create a regular expression object using the RegExp() constructor. You pass the expression pattern as the first parameter and the pattern modifiers as the second:

    > var re = new RegExp('[dn]o+dle', 'gmi'); 

This matches "noodle", "doodle", "doooodle", and so on. It's equivalent to using the regular expression literal:

    > var re = ('/[dn]o+dle/gmi'); // recommended 

Chapter 4, Objects and Appendix D, Regular Expressions contain more information on regular expressions and patterns.

The RegExp.prototype members

Following are the RegExp.prototype members:

Property/method	Description
global	Read-only true if the g modifier was set when creating the regexp object.
ignoreCase	Read-only. true if the i modifier was set when creating ...