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JavaScript RegExp \D Metacharacter

< JavaScript RegExp Object

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

Expression
\D Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

new RegExp("\\D")

or simply:

/\D/

Syntax with modifiers

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

or simply:

/\D/g

< JavaScript RegExp Object