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@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ alert( str.match(/^\d+/gm) ); // 1, 2, 33
*/!*
```
Without the flag `pattern:/.../m` only the first number is matched:
The regexp engine moves along the text and looks for a line start `pattern:^`, when finds -- continues to match the rest of the pattern `pattern:\d+`.
Without the flag `pattern:/.../m` only the first number is matched:
```js run
let str = `1st place: Winnie
@ -33,9 +34,7 @@ alert( str.match(/^\d+/g) ); // 1
*/!*
```
That's because by default a caret `pattern:^` only matches at the beginning of the text, and in the multiline mode -- at the start of a line.
The regular expression engine moves along the text and looks for a string start `pattern:^`, when finds -- continues to match the rest of the pattern `pattern:\d+`.
That's because by default a caret `pattern:^` only matches at the beginning of the text, and in the multiline mode -- at the start of any line.
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