JavaScript RegExp \s Metacharacter
 JavaScript RegExp Object
Definition and Usage
The \s metacharacter is used to find a whitespace character.
A whitespace character can be:
- A space character
- A tab character
- A carriage return character
- A new line character
- A vertical tab character
- A form feed character
Syntax
new RegExp("\s")
or simply:
/\s/ |
Example
Example
Do a global search for whitespace characters in a string:
var str="Is this all there is?";
var patt1=/\s/g;
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All the spaces in the text will get a match (four matches):
Try it yourself »
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JavaScript RegExp Object
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