js/src/tests/test262/built-ins/RegExp/S15.10.1_A1_T8.js


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// Copyright 2009 the Sputnik authors.  All rights reserved.
// This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.

/*---
info: RegExp syntax errors must be caught when matcher(s) compiles
es5id: 15.10.1_A1_T8
description: Tested RegExp is "**a"
---*/

try {
    throw new Test262Error('#1.1: new RegExp("**a") throw SyntaxError. Actual: ' + (new RegExp("**a")));
} catch (e) {
  assert.sameValue(
    e instanceof SyntaxError,
    true,
    'The result of evaluating (e instanceof SyntaxError) is expected to be true'
  );
}

// TODO: Convert to assert.throws() format.

reportCompare(0, 0);