RegExp * Quantifier
A global search for an "l", followed by zero or more "o" characters:
let text = "Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools!";
let pattern = /lo*/g;
let result = text.match(pattern);
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A global search for a "1", followed by zero or more "0" characters:
let text = "1, 100 or 1000?";
let pattern = /10*/g;
let result = text.match(pattern);
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Description
The x* quantifier matches zero or more occurrences of x.
Syntax
new RegExp("x*")
or simply:
/x*/
Syntax with modifiers
new RegExp("x*", "g")
or simply:
/x*/g
Browser Support
/x*/ is an ECMAScript1 (JavaScript 1997) feature.
It is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
