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regExp.ignoreCase

The ignoreCase property indicates whether or not the "i" flag is used with the regular expression. ignoreCase is a read-only property of an individual regular expression instance.

Property attributes of RegExp.prototype.ignoreCase
Writable no
Enumerable no
Configurable yes

Description

The value of ignoreCase is a Boolean and true if the "i" flag was used; otherwise, false. The "i" flag indicates that case should be ignored while attempting a match in a string.

You cannot change this property directly.

Examples

Using ignoreCase

var regex = new RegExp('foo', 'i');

console.log(regex.ignoreCase); // true

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
ECMAScript 3rd Edition (ECMA-262) Standard Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.2. JavaScript 1.5: ignoreCase is a property of a RegExp instance, not the RegExp object.
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.ignoreCase' in that specification.
Standard
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262)
The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.ignoreCase' in that specification.
Standard ignoreCase is now a prototype accessor property rather than an instance's own data property.
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'RegExp.prototype.ignoreCase' in that specification.
Draft

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes Yes 1 Yes Yes Yes
Prototype accessor property (ES2015) Yes ? 38 ? Yes Yes
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes 4 Yes Yes Yes
Prototype accessor property (ES2015) Yes Yes ? 38 Yes Yes Yes
Server
Node.js
Basic support Yes
Prototype accessor property (ES2015) Yes

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/ignoreCase