what's wrong with this javascript regexp?

Question

Trying to find instances of "N/A" in markup and swap out with something else,

var $reg = new RegExp('[Nn]/[Aa]');

other variations were:

You just need to escape that forward slash. Turn / into \/ — ean5533
– ean5533, Commented Apr 24, 2012 at 18:20
And how do you apply that regex? What is the actual outcome and the expected outcome? — fge
– fge, Commented Apr 24, 2012 at 19:10

David Thomas · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-24 18:26:55Z

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I'd suggest:

stringToSearchIn.replace(/(N\/A)/gi,'words to replace with');

\/ escapes the slash, as the / character delimits the regex string, and
the gi at the end:
- g is for a global search, so it doesn't stop after the first match, and
- i is case-insensitive (so it'll match n and N, a and A.

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 18:19

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Michael Frederick · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-24 18:18:26Z

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You could just use this one:

N\/A

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 18:18

Michael Frederick

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