The global
property indicates whether or not the "g
" flag is used with the regular expression. global
is a read-only property of an individual regular expression instance.
Property attributes of RegExp.prototype.global |
|
---|---|
Writable | no |
Enumerable | no |
Configurable | yes |
Description
The value of global
is a Boolean
and true
if the "g
" flag was used; otherwise, false
. The "g
" flag indicates that the regular expression should be tested against all possible matches in a string.
You cannot change this property directly.
Examples
Using global
var regex = new RegExp('foo', 'g'); console.log(regex.global); // true
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 3rd Edition (ECMA-262) | Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.2. JavaScript 1.5: global is a property of a RegExp instance, not the RegExp object. |
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.global' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.global' in that specification. |
Standard | global is now a prototype accessor property rather than an instance's own data property. |
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.global' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Prototype accessor property | (Yes) | 38 (38) | ? | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Prototype accessor property | ? | ? | 38.0 (38) | ? | ? | ? |