12-08-2012, 01:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 007julien
After a few tests the \ should be treated separately.
The following method may be helpful
Code:
<script type="text/javascript">
String.prototype.toRegExp=function(){return this.replace(/\\/g,'\\\\').replace(/(\[|\^|\$|\.|\||\?|\*|\+|\(|\))/g,'\\$1')}
//Example of use with all the «meta»characters
var something="[\\^$.|?*+()";// the \ is to escape in this string.
alert(("foo"+something+"bar").replace(new RegExp(something.toRegExp(),'g'),'')); //=>"foobar"
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rnd me beat you to the draw! 
http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?p=1298212
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Unless stated otherwise it is not just a demonstration.
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