regexp-removed-dot-star.js

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// Test that removal of leading or trailing .* from RegExp test() calls

// does not affect lastMatch or other RegExpStatics info.

function first(input) {

    var re = /.*b(cd)/;

    for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)

	re.test(input);

first("1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastMatch, "abcd");

assertEq(RegExp.$1, "cd");

assertEq(RegExp.input, "1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.leftContext, "1234\n");

assertEq(RegExp.rightContext, "efg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastParen, "cd");

// Test that removal of leading or trailing .* from RegExp test() calls

// does not affect lastMatch or other RegExpStatics info.

function second(input) {

    var re = /bcd.*/;

    for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)

	re.test(input);

second("1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastMatch, "bcdefg");

assertEq(RegExp.$1, "");

assertEq(RegExp.input, "1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.leftContext, "1234\na");

assertEq(RegExp.rightContext, "\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastParen, "");

function third(input) {

    var re = /.*bcd.*/;

    for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)

	re.test(input);

third("1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastMatch, "abcdefg");

assertEq(RegExp.$1, "");

assertEq(RegExp.input, "1234\nabcdefg\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.leftContext, "1234\n");

assertEq(RegExp.rightContext, "\n1234");

assertEq(RegExp.lastParen, "");