JavaScript input Property: Array Object

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:08 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The input property is a read-only property. It contains the original string against which the regular expression was matched.

Version

Implemented in JavaScript 1.1

Syntax

array.input

Example:

In the following web document a regular expression string that contains the search string 'fox'. The match() method is used to find the regular expression within the string 'str1'. The input property is used to display the string that was searched.

HTML Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf8"/>
<title>JavaScript Array Object - input Property example</title>
<style type="text/css">
h1 {color:red}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>JavaScript Array Object : Input property</h1>
<script src="array-input-example1.js">
</script>
</body>
</html>

JS Code

var mymatch=/fox/;
var array1= mymatch.exec("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.");
var newParagraph = document.createElement("p");
var newText = document.createTextNode("The word 'fox' is  found in the string : "+array1.input); 
newParagraph.appendChild(newText);
document.body.appendChild(newParagraph);

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JavaScript Array Object - input Property example

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