JavaScript | RegExp \S Metacharacter
The RegExp \S Metacharacter in JavaScript is used to find the non-whitespace characters. The whitespace character can be a space/tab/new line/vertical character. It is same as [^\t\n\r].
Syntax:
/\S/
or
new RegExp("\\S")
Syntax with modifiers:
/\S/g
or
new RegExp("\\S", "g")
Example 1: This example matches the non-whitespace characters.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> JavaScript RegExp \S Metacharacter </title> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2>RegExp \S Metacharacter</h2> <p> Input String: GeeksforGeeks @ _123_ $ </p> <button onclick="geek()"> Click it! </button> <p id="app"></p> <script> function geek() { var str1 = "GeeksforGeeks @ _123_ $"; var regex4 = /\S/g; var match4 = str1.match(regex4); document.getElementById("app").innerHTML = "Found " + match4.length + " matches: " + match4; } </script> </body> </html> |
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Output:
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Example 2: This example matches the non-whitespace characters.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> JavaScript RegExp \S Metacharacter </title> </head> <body style="text-align:center"> <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <h2>RegExp \S Metacharacter</h2> <p>Input String: Geeky@128</p> <button onclick="geek()"> Click it! </button> <p id="app"></p> <script> function geek() { var str1 = "Geeky@128"; var regex4 = new RegExp("\\S", "g"); var match4 = str1.match(regex4); document.getElementById("app").innerHTML = "Found " + match4.length + " matches: " + match4; } </script> </body> </html> |
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Output:
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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by RegExp \S Metacharacter are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Apple Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Internet Explorer
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