Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:RegExp:toSource

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Description 5 See Also

[edit] Summary

Returns a string representing the source code of the object.

Method of RegExp
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.3

[edit] Syntax

regexp.toSource()

[edit] Parameters

None.

[edit] 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:

function 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.

[edit] See Also

Object.prototype.toSource