RegExp.ignoreCase

JavaScript 1.2+, JScript 3.0+ Nav4+, NES3+, IE4+ Syntax

							regexp.ignoreCase

Description

The ignoreCase property of the RegExp object is a flag that informs the user if case is to be ignored during pattern matching or not.

Example

Listing 6.217 shows how ignoreCase is used.

Listing 6.217 Example of ignoreCase
 <html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!–– Hide // defines a regular expression on the pattern "and" // with the ignore case flag set. var myPat = new RegExp("and", "i"); // define a string var str = "Would Missy and Livvy like some Candy?"; // store results of exec into myArray myArray = myPat.exec(str); document.write("The value of RegExp.ignoreCase is: " + "<b>" + myPat.ignoreCase + "</b>"); // End Hide ...

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