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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T08:23:35+00:00 2026-05-28T08:23:35+00:00

if(/categories/.test(url)) { … } I’m using the above code to check whether url contains

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if(/categories/.test(url)) {  ... }  

I’m using the above code to check whether url contains the string “categories”. What is the syntax for checking to see if url container the string “categories” OR “character”?

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    2026-05-28T08:23:35+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 8:23 am

    You can do something like this:

    if(/(categories)|(character)/.test(url)) {  ... }
    

    As shown on here, the ‘pipe’ (|), denotes OR in a regular expression.

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