Pure JavaScript

RegExp.multiline

JavaScript 1.2+, Jscript 3.0+ Nav4+, NES3+, IE4+ Syntax

							regexp.multiline

Description

The multiline property of the RegExp object is used to determine whether pattern matching should be performed across multiple lines.

Example

Listing 6.223 shows how multiline is used.

Listing 6.223 Example of multiline

<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!–– Hide // function creates a new regular expression and // then executes it against the text in the textarea. // Outputs an alert message indicating the boolean value // of the RegExp.multiline property. function getinfo(){ var myPat = new RegExp("the", "i"); var str = document.form1.mytext.value; myArray = myPat.exec(str); alert("RegExp.$* is: " + RegExp.multiline); } ...