Defining a Regular Expression
Explore how to define regular expressions in JavaScript through two main methods: using literal notation with slashes and creating RegExp objects from strings. Understand the benefits and limitations of each approach to build dynamic text search patterns effectively.
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Now that we’ve gotten the formal bits out of the way, let’s get to the nitty-gritty, shall we?
In this chapter, we’re going to be defining everything you need in order to understand the specific regular expression flavor that JavaScript uses. Remember: there are several similar ones out there, but we’re going with a ...