preg_match_all JS equivalent?

Question

Is there an equivalent of PHP\'s preg_match_all in Javascript? If not, what would be the best way to get all matches of a regular expression into an array? I\'m willing to use a

Answer 1

John Resig has written about a great technique on his blog called 'Search and dont replace'

It works using javascript's replace function, which takes a callback function, and returns nothing to leave the original content unaltered.

This can be a neater than using a global match and iterating over an array of results, especially if you're capturing several groups.