Strange behavior: Dynamic expressions with RegExp Object in RegExp.match (Javascript)
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I have detect a strange behavior in regexps created with the RegExp object:
With this code:
var exp1 = /./;
var exp2 = new RegExp('.');
?
var test1 = exp1.test('large\n\ntext..etc.');
var test2 = exp2.test('large\n\ntext..etc.');
?
var match1 = 'large\n\ntext..etc.'.match(exp1);
var match2 = 'large\n\ntext..etc.'.match(exp2);
...the result is:
test1 = true
test2 = true
?
match1 = 'l' (first match)
match2 = null
With the regexp maked with the regexp object from a string it finds nothing...
Why does this happends?
Thanks!!
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