RegExp's toLocaleString() and toString()

In this chapter you will learn:

How to convert RegExp to string in Javascript

Convert to string

toLocaleString() and toString() return the literal representation of the regular expression.

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- j a  v  a  2 s .co  m-->
<html>
<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        var pattern = new RegExp("\\[oo\\]at", "gi"); 
        document.writeln(pattern.toString()); // /\[oo\]at/gi 
        document.writeln(pattern.toLocaleString()); // /\[oo\]at/gi 
       
    </script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

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The valueOf() method for a regular expression returns the regular expression itself.

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RegExp's toLocaleString() and toString()