// checks for the pattern "xyz" in str. If found, then // output written to document indicating that it was found and // displays the index it was found in the string. myRe=/xyz*/g; str = "abcxyzdefhij" myArray = myRe.exec(str); document.writeln("Found " + myArray[0] + " in the pattern: " + "" + "abcxyzdefhij " + "" + " at index " + (myRe.lastIndex - 3)); // End Hide -->