JavaScript RegExp * Quantifier
JavaSript RegExp Object
Definition and Usage
The n* quantifier matches any string that contains zero or more occurrences of
n.
Syntax
new RegExp("n*")
or simply:
/n*/
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Browser Support

The * quantifier is supported in all major browsers.
Examples
Example 1
Do a global search for an "l", followed by zero or more "o"
characters:
var str="Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools!";
var patt1=/lo*/g; |
The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:
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Hellooo World! Hello W3Schools! |
Try it yourself »
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Example 2
Do a global search for a "1",
followed by zero or more "0" characters:
var str="1, 100 or 1000?";
var patt1=/10*/g;
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The marked text below shows where the RegExp gets a match:
Try it yourself »
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JavaSript RegExp Object

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