JavaScript RegExp \0 meta character

Definition and usage

\0 Match NUL character with meta character.

Instance

Search for NUL character:

let text = "Visit codew3c.\0Learn Javascript.";
let pattern = /\0/;

Try it yourself

Syntax

new RegExp("\\0")

Or abbreviated as:

/\0/

Browser support

/\0/ Is ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

All browsers fully support ES1 (JavaScript 1997):

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Regular expression search methods

In JavaScript, regular expression text search can be completed using different methods.

UsagePattern (pattern)As regular expressions, these are the most commonly used methods:

Example Description
text.match(pattern) String method match()
text.search(pattern) String method search()
pattern.exec(text) RexExp method exec()
pattern.test(text) RexExp Method test()