The RegExp \v Metacharacter in JavaScript is used to find the vertical tab character. If it is found it returns the position else it returns -1.
Syntax:
/\v/
or
new RegExp("\\v")
Example 1: This example searches for the vertical tab character in the string.
Javascript
function geek() { let str1 = "neveropen@_123_$" ; let regex4 = /\v/; let match4 = str1.search(regex4); if (match4 == -1) { console.log( "No vertical tab character present. " ); } else { console.log( "Index of vertical tab character: " + match4); } } geek() |
No vertical tab character present.
Example 2: This example searches the position of the vertical tab character in the string.
Javascript
function geek() { let str1 = "123ge\veky456" ; let regex4 = new RegExp( "\\v" ); let match4 = str1.search(regex4); console.log( " Index of vertical tab character: " + match4); } geek() |
Index of vertical tab character: 5
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by RegExp \v Metacharacter are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Apple Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Internet Explorer
We have a complete list of Javascript RegExp expressions, to check those please go through this JavaScript RegExp Complete Reference article.
We have a Cheat Sheet on Javascript where we covered all the important topics of Javascript to check those please go through Javascript Cheat Sheet-A Basic guide to JavaScript.