const regex = /aa|bb|cc|dd|ee|ff|gg|hh|ii|jj|kk|ll|oo|pp/g;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('aa|bb|cc|dd|ee|ff|gg|hh|ii|jj|kk|ll|oo|pp', 'g')
const str = `been, beer, beet, beep, bell, boom, boot, book, bull, butt, call, cell, coon, dell, doll, door, doom, fall, fell, feel, feet, foot, food, fool, fuss, full, gull, gall, hall, hell, heed, heel, hill, hull, hoop, hood, hoof, hoot, Jeff, jeep, Jill, Judd, keen, keel, keep, less, lees, Matt, mall, need, peel, pall, pool, poof, poll, poor, peek, pass, root, reel, reef, reed, roll, room, rood, sass, sell, seen, seem, seed, seek, seer, seep, soon, soot, sill, tall, tell, teen, teem, teed, Todd, tool, wall, well, watt, weed, week, and weep.`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions