Javascript Regex Shorthand trick

gistfile1.js

//In Javascript, a Regex object can be called like a function
//like: /test/("is test in here")

searchText = "padding 1234 rocket str austin TX 78704 more padding"

/\d+.+\n{0,2}.+\s+[A-Z]{2}\s+\d{5}/m(searchText)
//returns: ["1234 rocket str austin TX 78704"]


//As opposed to the more verbose(but sometimes more appropriate in cases that you are reusing the Regex):
var re = new RegExp(/\d+.+\n{0,2}.+\s+[A-Z]{2}\s+\d{5}/m);

re.exec(searchText);
//returns: ["1234 rocket str austin TX 78704"]


//Neat!
//From Secrets of the Javascript Ninja by John Resig