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RegExp named captures

Category

JavaScript

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 64)

Intent stage

None

Summary

Named captures for ECMAScript regular expressions allow developers to create and refer to named capture groups.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://github.com/tc39/proposal-regexp-named-groups
• Firefox: No signal
• Safari: In development
• Web developers: Strongly positive
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/v8/5437

Docs: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/07/upcoming-regexp-features#named_captures

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