jQuery check if text is non-english

Question

I want check if text is non-english charachter , i wrote this code but unfortunately not working:

var objsts = $('a');
var english = /^[A-Za-z0-9]*$/;

$.each(objsts, function () {
var $this = $(this);
if (!$this.html() == english)
$this.addClass('active');
});

any solution?

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-01 07:03:29Z

1

Since english is a regex use the test() method

if (!english.test($this.html()))

answered Jan 1, 2014 at 7:03

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