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Ilya Kantor 2020-12-13 20:15:24 +03:00
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@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ let str = "An input string that takes a long time or even makes this regexp hang
alert( regexp.test(str) );
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To be fair, let's note that some regular expression engines can handle such a search effectively. But most of them can't. Browser engines usually hang (Google Chrome can handle such a search since version 88 due to a new experimental regular expression engine shipped in V8, JavaScript engine for browsers and Node.js).
To be fair, let's note that some regular expression engines can handle such a search effectively, while some can't.
For example, V8 engine version starting from 8.8 can handle such a search (so Google Chrome 88 doesn't hang here).
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