JavaScript RegExp . Metacharacter
Example
A global search for "h.t":
let text = "That's hot!";
let pattern = /h.t/g;
Try it Yourself »
Definition and Usage
The . metacharacter is matches any character, except newline or other line terminators.
Browser Support
/./ is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.
ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
new RegExp("regexp.")
or simply:
/regexp./
Syntax with modifiers
new RegExp("regexp.", "g")
or simply:
/regexp./g
Regular Expression Search Methods
In JavaScript, a regular expression text search, can be done with different methods.
With a pattern as a regular expression, these are the most common methods:
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| text.match(pattern) | The String method match() |
| text.search(pattern) | The String method search() |
| pattern.exec(text) | The RexExp method exec() |
| pattern.test(text) | The RegExp method test() |
