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JavaScript RegExp . Metacharacter

RegExp Object Reference JavaScript RegExp Object

Definition and Usage

The . metacharacter is used to find a single character, except newline or other line terminators.

Syntax

new RegExp("regexp.")

or simply:

/regexp./


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The . metacharacter is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Do a global search for "h.t" in a string:

var str="That's hot!";
var patt1=/h.t/g;

The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:

That's hot!

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RegExp Object Reference JavaScript RegExp Object
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