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RegExp.lastMatch (Property/static)

A property of the global RegExp object.

Availability:

JavaScript - 1.2

JScript - 5.5

Internet Explorer - 5.5

Netscape - 4.0

Netscape Enterprise Server - 3.0

Opera - 5.0

JavaScript syntax: - RegExp.lastMatch

This property returns the most recently matched text.

Warnings:

Since this is a class property (a static property), it belongs to the global built-in RegExp object. This means it is shared by all RegExp object instances and therefore is very transient and will be overwritten as soon as the next regular expression is evaluated. If you want to preserve the value, you will need to copy it immediately after your regular expression has been evaluated and before you call another.

See also: RegExp.exec(), RegExp.test(), RegExp["$&"]

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