Use "g" and "gi"-search for characters: case sensitive and case insensitive - Javascript RegExp

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Use "g" and "gi"-search for characters: case sensitive and case insensitive

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Global case-sensitive search</button>
<button onclick="myFunction2()">Global case-insensitive search</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from  w  ww . jav a 2 s. c o m
    var str = "THIS This this";
    var patt1 = /[THIS]/g;
    var result = str.match(patt1);
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result;
}
</script>

<script>
function myFunction2() {
    var str = "THIS This this";
    var patt1 = /[THIS]/gi;
    var result = str.match(patt1);
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = result;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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