Escape .(dot) in a Regular Expression

[bharath_r]

Hi,

I would like to know how can i escape a .(dot) in a regular expression
in javascript. I tried using 'backslash' to escape the 'dot' but its
not working. By default a 'dot' takes any character entered. I want to
escape it.

Thanks
Bharath

[Evertjan.]

bharath_r wrote on 17 nov 2008 in comp.lang.javascript:

I would like to know how can i escape a .(dot) in a regular expression
in javascript. I tried using 'backslash' to escape the 'dot' but its
not working. By default a 'dot' takes any character entered. I want to
escape it.

\. is working

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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

bharath_r wrote:

I would like to know how can i escape a .(dot) in a regular expression
in javascript. I tried using 'backslash' to escape the 'dot' but its
not working. By default a 'dot' takes any character entered. I want to
escape it.

You need either to escape the backslash in the string value that you are
passing or you must pass a RegExp literal instead.
PointedEars
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