RegExp.prototype.toSource()
Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The toSource()
method returns a string representing the source code of the object.
Syntax
<var>regexObj</var>.toSource()
Return value
A string representing the source code of the given RegExp
object.
Description
The toSource()
method returns the following values:
- For the built-in
RegExp
object,toSource()
returns the following string indicating that the source code is not available:JavaScriptCopy Codefunction RegExp() { [native code] }
- For instances of
RegExp
,toSource()
returns a string representing the source code.
This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.
Specifications
Not part of any standard. Implemented in JavaScript 1.3.
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? |
See also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/regexp/tosource