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Clarify that lastIndex is RegExp instance property, not a static property #2725

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sideshowbarker Feb 26, 2021
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Clarify: lastIndex is RegExp instance property
sideshowbarker Feb 26, 2021
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Use "RegExp: lastIndex" in list
sideshowbarker Mar 8, 2021
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/regexp/index.html
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Expand Up @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <h3 id="Flags_in_constructor">Flags in constructor</h3>

<h3 id="Perl-like_RegExp_properties">Perl-like RegExp properties</h3>

<p>Note that several of the {{JSxRef("RegExp")}} properties have both long and short (Perl-like) names. Both names always refer to the same value. (Perl is the programming language from which JavaScript modeled its regular expressions.). See also <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Deprecated_and_obsolete_features#RegExp_Properties">deprecated <code>RegExp</code> properties.</a></p>
<p>Note that several of the {{JSxRef("RegExp")}} properties have both long and short (Perl-like) names. Both names always refer to the same value. (Perl is the programming language from which JavaScript modeled its regular expressions.). See also <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Deprecated_and_obsolete_features#regexp_properties">deprecated <code>RegExp</code> properties.</a></p>

<h2 id="Constructor">Constructor</h2>

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<dl>
<dt>{{jsxref("RegExp.@@species", "get RegExp[@@species]")}}</dt>
<dd>The constructor function that is used to create derived objects.</dd>
<dt>{{jsxref("RegExp.lastIndex")}}</dt>
<dd>The index at which to start the next match.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Instance_properties">Instance properties</h2>
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<dd>Whether or not the search is sticky.</dd>
<dt>{{JSxRef("RegExp.prototype.unicode")}}</dt>
<dd>Whether or not Unicode features are enabled.</dd>
<dt>{{jsxref("RegExp.lastIndex", "RegExp: lastIndex")}}</dt>
<dd>The index at which to start the next match.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Instance_methods">Instance methods</h2>
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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions files/en-us/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/regexp/lastindex/index.html
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title: RegExpInstance.lastIndex
title: 'RegExp: lastIndex'
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/lastIndex
tags:
- JavaScript
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---
<div>{{JSRef}}</div>

<p>The <strong><code>lastIndex</code></strong> is a read/write integer property of regular expression instances that specifies the index at which to start the next match.</p>
<p><strong><code>lastIndex</code></strong> is a read/write integer property of {{jsXref("RegExp")}} instances that specifies the index at which to start the next match.</p>

<p>Note that <code>lastIndex</code> is not a property of the {{jsXref("RegExp")}} prototype but is instead only exposed from {{jsXref("RegExp")}} instances.</p>

<div>{{EmbedInteractiveExample("pages/js/regexp-lastindex.html")}}</div>

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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('ESDraft', '#sec-properties-of-regexp-instances', 'RegExp.lastIndex')}}</td>
<td>{{SpecName('ESDraft', '#sec-properties-of-regexp-instances', 'lastIndex')}}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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