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RegExp["$&"] (Property)

An alternative way to refer to the text of the most recent successful pattern match.

Availability:

JavaScript - 1.2

JScript - 5.5

Internet Explorer - 5.5

Netscape - 4.0

Netscape Enterprise Server - 3.0

Opera - 5.0

Property/method value type: String primitive

JavaScript syntax: - myRegExp["$&"]

This property uses the array index notation because the property name contains punctuation characters that would cause syntactic errors if the property name were not in quotes.

Warnings:

This is provided as a convenience to Perl programmers who may be familiar with its syntax in this form. However, it is recommended that you use the named property form when assigning values to regular expression objects.

Property attributes:

ReadOnly.

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