RegExp \xdd Metacharacter

Do a global search for the hexadecimal number 57 (W) in a string

Browser Support

/\xdd/ is an ECMAScript1 (ES1) feature.

ES1 (JavaScript 1997) is fully supported in all browsers:

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Syntax

new RegExp("\\xdd")

or simply:

/\xdd/

Syntax with modifiers

new RegExp("\\xdd", "g")

or simply:

/\xdd/g

Regular Expression Search Methods

In JavaScript, a regular expression text search, can be done with different methods.

With a pattern as a regular expression, these are the most common methods:

ExampleDescription
text.match(pattern)The String method match()
text.search(pattern)The String method search()
pattern.exec(text)The RexExp method exec()
pattern.test(text)The RegExp method test()