JavaScript RegExp {X,Y} Quantifier

JavaScript RegExp {X,Y} QuantifierThe RegExp m{X, Y} Quantifier in JavaScript is used to find the match of any string that contains a sequence of m, X to Y times where X, Y must be numbered. 

Syntax: 

/m{X, Y}/ 

or

new RegExp("m{X, Y}")

Syntax with modifiers:

/\m{X, Y}/g 

or

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

Example 1: This example matches the presence of the word between [a-g] of length 3 to 4 in the whole string. 

html

<h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>

<h2>RegExp {X,Y} Quantifier</h2>

<p>Input String: GeeksforGeeeeks@_123_$</p>

<button onclick="geek()">Click it!</button>

<p id="app"></p>

<script>
    function geek() {
        var str1 = "GeeksforGeeeeks@_123_$";
        var regex4 = /[a-g]{3,4}/gi;
        var match4 = str1.match(regex4);

        document.getElementById("app").innerHTML
                = "Found " + match4.length
                + " matches: " + match4;
    }
</script>

Output:

JavaScript RegExp {X,Y} Quantifier

Example 2: This example replaces the word ‘ee’ or ‘eee’ with ‘$’. 

html

<h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>

<h2>RegExp {X,Y} Quantifier</h2>

<p>String: ee@128GeeeeK</p>

<button onclick="geek()">Click it!</button>

<p id="app"></p>

<script>
    function geek() {
        var str1 = "ee@128GeeeeK";
        var regex4 = new RegExp("e{2,3}", "gi");
        var replace = "$";
        var match4 = str1.replace(regex4, replace);
        document.getElementById("app").innerHTML =
            " New string: " + match4;
    }
</script>

Output:

JavaScript RegExp {X,Y} Quantifier

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by RegExp {X, Y} Quantifier 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.

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