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JavaScript RegExp * Quantifier


RegExp Object Reference 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*/


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?

Try it yourself »


RegExp Object Reference JavaSript RegExp Object

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