lastIndex property is set to a different value : lastIndex « Regular Expressions « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






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  3. lastIndex

lastIndex property is set to a different value

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var reCase:RegExp = new RegExp("abc", "ig");
        var sVal:String = "aBcdefabCdefABC";
        var aMatch:Array = reCase.exec(sVal);
        trace(aMatch + " - " + reCase.lastIndex); 
        reCase.lastIndex = 0;
        aMatch = reCase.exec(sVal);
        trace(aMatch + " - " + reCase.lastIndex);
        reCase.lastIndex = 0;
        aMatch = reCase.exec(sVal);
        trace(aMatch + " - " + reCase.lastIndex);
        reCase.lastIndex = 0;
        aMatch = reCase.exec(sVal);
        trace(aMatch + " - " + reCase.lastIndex);
        reCase.lastIndex = 0;
        aMatch = reCase.exec(sVal);
        trace(aMatch + " - " + reCase.lastIndex);


    }
  }
}








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