Question

If my javascript ajaxes away to my server and returns an ID of 49 in the plain text format of [49] is there a way in which i an do something like this… (i have tested and doesnt work)

switch(data)
{
    case '[*]':
        (..etc.)
    break;
}

Where the wildcard is the * and i want to make sure it is enclosed within two square parenthesis?

Because i need to check that there wasnt another word returned like error and i am reserving the default for unexpected errors, any ideas? 🙂 Thanks!

Answer 1

You could try to use if else and regex for matching wildcard patterns.

Assuming data = "[49]"; or any digits inside brackets.

if(/\[\d+\]/.test(data)){
    //do something
}else{
    //default
}