javascript include special characters in string code example

Example 1: how to check for special characters in javascript

var format = /[!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};':"\\|,.<>\/?]+/;

if(format.test(string)){
  return true;
} else {
  return false;
}

Example 2: javascript have special characters

var format = /[ `!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};':"\\|,.<>\/?~]/;
//            ^                                       ^   
document.write(format.test("My@string-with(some%text)") + "<br/>");
document.write(format.test("My string with spaces") + "<br/>");
document.write(format.test("MyStringContainingNoSpecialChars"));

Example 3: add a slash to string in javascript

var str = 'USDYEN'
// add a / in between currencies
// var newStr = str.slice(0, 3) + ' / ' + str.slice(3)

// var newStr = str.slice(3) // removes the first 3 chars
// var newStr = str.slice(0,3) // removes the last 3 chars
var newStr = str.slice(0,3) + ' / ' + str.slice(3) // removes the first 3 and adds the last 3

console.log(newStr)
// => USD / YEN

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