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source Property (JScript 5.6) 

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Returns a copy of the text of the regular expression pattern. Read-only. The rgExp argument is a Regular expression object. It can be a variable name or a literal.


rgExp.source

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the source property:

function SourceDemo(re, s){

   var s1;

   // Test string for existence of regular expression.

   if (re.test(s))

      s1 = " contains ";

   else

      s1 = " does not contain ";

   // Get the text of the regular expression itself.

   return(s + s1 + re.source);

}

Requirements

Version 3

Applies To: Regular Expression Object (JScript 5.6)

See Also

Reference

Regular Expression Object (JScript 5.6)
Regular Expression Object (JScript 5.6)
Regular Expression Syntax (Scripting)