Question

i want to get id which is ends with “_theTable” in string using regex. but i am not getting that . i am using this code:-

 var str="<table id='dnn_ctl_123_theTable'><tr><td></td></tr></table>";
 var rexexp = new RegExp("\b\w*_theTable\b"); 
 var matchedwrd=rexexp.exec(str);

Please guide how to do this?
Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

When you use a new Regexp you have to escape your backslashes like so:

var rexexp = new RegExp("\\b\\w*_theTable\\b");

Or you can use a regex literal:

var rexexp = /\b\w*_theTable\b/;