JavaScript RegExp . Metacharacter
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JavaScript RegExp . Metacharacter
The RegExp . metacharacter matches any single character except the newline characters (\n, \r, etc.).
In the following example, we used global case-insensitive modifiers.
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
var str = "Bex, Box, Bix are friends";
var pattern = /b.x/gi;
var result = str.match(pattern);
document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = result;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
new RegExp(".");
//or
/./
Syntax with modifiers
new RegExp(".", "g");
//or
/./g
More Examples
In the following example, we used global case-insensitive modifiers.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
var str = "Bexey and Boxiy are enemies";
var pattern = /b.x.y/gi;
var result = str.match(pattern);
document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = result;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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