JavaScript lastMatch Property

Definition and Usage

The lastMatch property is the last matched characters.

Syntax

RegExp.lastMatch

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Example

In the following example we will see the last match from the string:

<script type="text/javascript"> var str = "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"; var patt1 = new RegExp("ain"); patt1.test(str); document.write("Match found: " + RegExp.lastMatch); </script>