Example
Do a global search for "Is" at the beginning of a string:
var str = "Is this his";
var patt1 = /^Is/g;
The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:
Is this his
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Definition and Usage
The ^n quantifier matches any string with n at the beginning of it.
Tip: Use the n$ quantifier to match any string with n at the END of it.
Browser Support
| Expression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ^ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
new RegExp("^n")
or
/^n/
Syntax with modifiers
new RegExp("^n","g")
or simply:
/\^n/g
More Examples
Example
Do a global, case-insensitive, multiline search for "is" at the beginning of each line in a string:
var str = "\nIs th\nis h\nis?";
var patt1 = /^is/gmi;
The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:
Is th
is h
is?
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