description( 'Test RegExp.compile method.' ); re = new RegExp("a", "i"); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/a/i'"); re.compile("a"); shouldBe("re.multiline", "false"); shouldBe("re.ignoreCase", "false"); shouldBe("re.global", "false"); shouldBe("re.test('A')", "false"); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/a/'"); re.compile("b", "g"); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/b/g'"); re.compile(new RegExp("c")); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/c/'"); re.compile(new RegExp("c", "i")); shouldBe("re.ignoreCase", "true"); shouldBe("re.test('C')", "true"); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/c/i'"); shouldThrow("re.compile(new RegExp('c'), 'i');"); // It's OK to supply a second argument, as long as the argument is "undefined". re.compile(re, undefined); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/c/i'"); shouldThrow("re.compile(new RegExp('+'));"); re.compile(); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/(?:)/'"); re.compile(undefined); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/(?:)/'"); re.compile(""); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/(?:)/'"); re.compile(null); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/null/'"); re.compile("z", undefined); shouldBe("re.toString()", "'/z/'"); // Compiling should reset lastIndex. re.lastIndex = 100; re.compile(/a/g); shouldBe("re.lastIndex", "0"); re.exec("aaa"); shouldBe("re.lastIndex", "1"); // Compile returns the regexp itself. shouldBe("regexpWithUndefinedCompiledToValid = new RegExp(undefined), regexpWithUndefinedCompiledToValid.compile('abc')", "regexpWithUndefinedCompiledToValid"); shouldBe("regexpValidPatternCompiledToValid = new RegExp('zyx'), regexpValidPatternCompiledToValid.compile('abc')", "regexpValidPatternCompiledToValid"); shouldBe("regexpWithValidCompiledToUndefined = new RegExp('abc'), regexpWithValidCompiledToUndefined.compile(undefined)", "regexpWithValidCompiledToUndefined");