Javascript replace with reference to matched group?

by 
"hello _there_".replace(/_(.*?)_/, function(a, b){
    return '<div>' + b + '</div>';
})

Oh, or you could also:

"hello _there_".replace(/_(.*?)_/, "<div>$1</div>")

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