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In JavaScript regular expressions, the positive lookbehind ?<= and negative lookbehind ?<! zero-width assertions can be used to confirm that one pattern is followed by another.
Last updated on : 2023-03-20
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Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on IE is not supported on any IE versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Edge is fully supported on 79-111, and not supported on 12-18 Edge versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Firefox is fully supported on 78-113, and not supported on 2-77 Firefox versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Chrome is fully supported on 62-114, and not supported on 4-61 Chrome versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Safari is fully supported on 16.4-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-16.3 Safari versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Opera is fully supported on 49-95, and not supported on 9.5-48 Opera versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 16.4-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-16.3 Safari on iOS versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Android Browser is fully supported on 97-111, and not supported on 2.1-4 Android Browser versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-73, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
Lookbehind in JS regular expressions on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 8.2-20, and not supported on 4-7.2 Samsung Internet versions.
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