JavaScript RegExp \D Metacharacter

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Example

Do a global search for non-digit characters:

var str = "Give 100%!";
var patt1 = /\D/g;

The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:

Give 100%!
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Definition and Usage

The \D metacharacter is used to find a non-digit character.


Browser Support

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The \D metacharacter is supported in all major browsers.


Syntax

new RegExp("\\D")

or simply:

/\D/

Syntax with modifiers

new RegExp("\\D","g")

or simply:

/\D/g

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