regular expressions and multiple match

[ast]

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hi,

let us search a.+b in string abcabcabc

var reg = /a.+b/g;
var tab = reg.exec("abcabcabc");

document.write(tab[0]);

there are 2 possible matchs:

abcab
abcabcab

javascript choose the second one. Why not. But what is the rule ?
Does javascript always provide the longest possible match ?

If i want abcab, is there something to do ?

thx

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

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Why?


PointedEars

 

[ast]

Why?

i beleaved that the first one didnt arrived.
it arrived finally, but after 2 ou 3 minutes