Restrict Possible Usernames solution

[NicholasMukuha]

let username = "JACK";

let userCheck = /^[a-z]{2,}\d*$/ig; // Change this line

let result = userCheck.test(username);

console.log(result);

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I was wondering why the solution does not match “Jack”, and “Jo”, yet it returns true in the console

[jwilkins.oboe]

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[NicholasMukuha]

I will remember that.

[nhcarrigan]

Hey there,

There is a known issue with this challenge where using the g flag on your regex causes test failures. For what it’s worth, this isn’t a situation where you would need the g flag anyway, since you are looking at the entire string.

Try removing that g flag and you should see some more accurate results.

[NicholasMukuha]

It worked. Thank you. What exactly is the issue with the g flag?

[ilenia]

you can see here in the documentation: RegExp.prototype.test() - JavaScript | MDN

in short, if you use the g flag, the index at which the string starts to be checked changes