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Overview

JavaScript Objects

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JS RegExp
JS Global

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DOM Node
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DOM Document
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DOM Attr

HTML DOM Objects

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DOM Frameset
DOM Image
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DOM Input Hidden
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DOM Input Reset
DOM Input Submit
DOM Input Text
DOM Link
DOM Meta
DOM Object
DOM Option
DOM Select
DOM Style
DOM Table
DOM td / th
DOM tr
DOM Textarea

JavaScript RegExp * Quantifier

JavaSript RegExp Object

Definition and Usage

The n* quantifier matches any string that contains zero or more occurrences of n.

Syntax

new RegExp("n*")

or simply:

/n*/

Browser Support

The * quantifier is supported in all major browsers.

Examples

Example 1

Do a global search for an "l", followed by zero or more "o" characters:

var str="Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools!";
var patt1=/lo*/g;

The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:

Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools!

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Example 2

Do a global search for a "1", followed by zero or more "0" characters:

var str="1, 100 or 1000?";
var patt1=/10*/g;

The marked text below shows where the RegExp gets a match:

1, 100 or 1000?