JavaScript Demo: RegExp.prototype.exec()

var regex1 = RegExp('foo*','g');
var str1 = 'table football, foosball';
var array1;

while ((array1 = regex1.exec(str1)) !== null) {
  console.log(`Found ${array1[0]}. Next starts at ${regex1.lastIndex}.`);
  // expected output: "Found foo. Next starts at 9."
  // expected output: "Found foo. Next starts at 19."
}

JavaScript Demo: RegExp.prototype.exec()

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var regex1 = RegExp('foo*','g');
var str1 = 'table football, foosball';
var array1;
​
while ((array1 = regex1.exec(str1)) !== null) {
  console.log(`Found ${array1[0]}. Next starts at ${regex1.lastIndex}.`);
  // expected output: "Found foo. Next starts at 9."
  // expected output: "Found foo. Next starts at 19."
}
​