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/*---
es5id: 15.10.2.2-1
description: Pattern - SyntaxError was thrown when compile a pattern
includes: [runTestCase.js]
---*/

function testcase() {
        try {
            var regExp = new RegExp("\\");

            return false;
        } catch (e) {
            return e instanceof SyntaxError;
        }
    }
runTestCase(testcase);
