JavaScript RegExp \xxx Metacharacter
Example
Do a global search for octal number 127 (W) in a string:
var str = "Visit W3Schools. Hello World!";
var patt1 = /\127/g;
The marked text below shows where the expression gets a match:
Visit W3Schools. Hello World!
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Definition and Usage
The \xxx character is used to find the Latin character specified by an octal number xxx.
If no match is found, it returns null.
Browser Support
The \xxx metacharacter is supported in all major browsers.
Syntax
new RegExp("\\xxx")
or simply:
/\xxx/
Syntax with modifiers
new RegExp("\\xxx","g")
or simply:
/\xxx/g
JavaScript RegExp Object