JavaScript RegExp * Modifier

Definition and Usage

When the * modifier is set the regular expression finds zero or more of a specific character.

Syntax

new RegExp("regexp*") OR /regexp*/

Parameter	Description
regexp	Required. The rest of the regular expression to use

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Example

In the following code we will do a global search for any substring with 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?