--- /dev/null
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+
+// See: http://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=254
+
+// RegExp with global flag: exec and test updates lastIndex.
+var re = /x/g;
+
+assertEquals(0, re.lastIndex, "Global, initial lastIndex");
+
+assertTrue(re.test("x"), "Global, test 1");
+assertEquals(1, re.lastIndex, "Global, lastIndex after test 1");
+assertFalse(re.test("x"), "Global, test 2");
+assertEquals(0, re.lastIndex, "Global, lastIndex after test 2");
+
+assertEquals(["x"], re.exec("x"), "Global, exec 1");
+assertEquals(1, re.lastIndex, "Global, lastIndex after exec 1");
+assertEquals(null, re.exec("x"), "Global, exec 2");
+assertEquals(0, re.lastIndex, "Global, lastIndex after exec 2");
+
+// RegExp without global flag: exec and test leavs lastIndex at zero.
+var re2 = /x/;
+
+assertEquals(0, re2.lastIndex, "Non-global, initial lastIndex");
+
+assertTrue(re2.test("x"), "Non-global, test 1");
+assertEquals(0, re2.lastIndex, "Non-global, lastIndex after test 1");
+assertTrue(re2.test("x"), "Non-global, test 2");
+assertEquals(0, re2.lastIndex, "Non-global, lastIndex after test 2");
+
+assertEquals(["x"], re2.exec("x"), "Non-global, exec 1");
+assertEquals(0, re2.lastIndex, "Non-global, lastIndex after exec 1");
+assertEquals(["x"], re2.exec("x"), "Non-global, exec 2");
+assertEquals(0, re2.lastIndex, "Non-global, lastIndex after exec 2");