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JavaScript RegExp {X,} Quantifier

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Example

Do a global search for a substring that contains a sequence of at least three digits:

var str = "100, 1000 or 10000?";
var patt1 = /\d{3,}/g;

The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:

100, 1000 or 10000?
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Definition and Usage

The n{X,} quantifier matches any string that contains a sequence of at least X n's.

X must be a number.


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The {X,} quantifier is supported in all major browsers.


Syntax

new RegExp("n{X,}")

or simply:

/n{X,}/

Syntax with modifiers

new RegExp("n{X,}","g")

or simply:

/\n{X,}/g

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