freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/regular-expressions/find-more-than-the-first-match.english.md

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id: 587d7db4367417b2b2512b93
title: Find More Than the First Match
challengeType: 1
forumTopicId: 301342
---

## Description
<section id='description'>
So far, you have only been able to extract or search a pattern once.

```js
let testStr = "Repeat, Repeat, Repeat";
let ourRegex = /Repeat/;
testStr.match(ourRegex);
// Returns ["Repeat"]
```

To search or extract a pattern more than once, you can use the <code>g</code> flag.

```js
let repeatRegex = /Repeat/g;
testStr.match(repeatRegex);
// Returns ["Repeat", "Repeat", "Repeat"]
```

</section>

## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
Using the regex <code>starRegex</code>, find and extract both <code>"Twinkle"</code> words from the string <code>twinkleStar</code>.
<strong>Note</strong><br>You can have multiple flags on your regex like <code>/search/gi</code>
</section>

## Tests
<section id='tests'>

```yml
tests:
  - text: Your regex <code>starRegex</code> should use the global flag <code>g</code>
    testString: assert(starRegex.flags.match(/g/).length == 1);
  - text: Your regex <code>starRegex</code> should use the case insensitive flag <code>i</code>
    testString: assert(starRegex.flags.match(/i/).length == 1);
  - text: Your match should match both occurrences of the word <code>"Twinkle"</code>
    testString: assert(result.sort().join() == twinkleStar.match(/twinkle/gi).sort().join());
  - text: Your match <code>result</code> should have two elements in it.
    testString: assert(result.length == 2);

```

</section>

## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>

<div id='js-seed'>

```js
let twinkleStar = "Twinkle, twinkle, little star";
let starRegex = /change/; // Change this line
let result = twinkleStar; // Change this line
```

</div>



</section>

## Solution
<section id='solution'>

```js
let twinkleStar = "Twinkle, twinkle, little star";
let starRegex = /twinkle/gi;
let result = twinkleStar.match(starRegex);
```

</section>