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The RegExp m Modifier in JavaScript is used to perform multiline matching. It takes the beginning and end characters (^ and $) as working when taking over multiple lines. It matches the beginning or end of each line. It is case-sensitive. 

Syntax: 

/regexp/m 

or

new RegExp("regexp", "m")

Example 1: This example searches the word “geeksforgeeks” at the beginning of each line in a string. 

Javascript




function geek() {
    let str1 = "geeksforgeeks is the computer "
        + "science portal for geeks.";
    let regex4 = /^geeksforgeeks/gm;
    let match4 = str1.match(regex4);
 
    console.log("Found " + match4.length
        + " matches: " + match4);
}
geek();


Output

Found 1 matches: geeksforgeeks

 Example 2: This example searches the word “geeksforgeeks” at the beginning of each line in a string and replaces it with “GEEKSFORGEEKS”. 

Javascript




function geek() {
    let str1 = "geeksforgeeks is the computer "
        + "science portal for geeks.";
    let regex4 = new RegExp("^geeksforgeeks", "m");
    let replace = "GEEKSFORGEEKS";
    let match4 = str1.replace(regex4, replace);
    console.log(" New string: " + match4);
}
geek();


Output

 New string: GEEKSFORGEEKS is the computer science portal for geeks.

 Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by RegExp m Modifier are listed below:

  • Google Chrome
  • Apple Safari
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Opera
  • Internet Explorer

We have a complete list of Javascript RegExp expressions, to check those please go through this JavaScript RegExp Complete Reference article.

We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.  



Last Updated : 30 May, 2023
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