JavaScript RegExp constructor Property
Example
The constructor property returns a regular expression's constructor function.
let pattern = /Hello World/g;
let text = pattern.constructor;
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Definition and Usage
The constructor
property returns the function that created the RegExp prototype.
For a regular expression the constructor
property returns:
function RegExp() { [native code] }
Browser Support
constructor
is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
RegExpObject.constructor
Return Value
function RegExp() { [native code] } |