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sabithpocker
sabithpocker

Reputation: 15566

RegEx line shows warning in jsHint

I haave the following line in my code :

invitationMessage = invitationMessage.replace(/{{from}}/g, from);

when i do jsLint on the code, it shows the following warning

unescaped {

what is the correct way to write this statement? What is wrong with this statement?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 100

Answers (1)

Shawn31313
Shawn31313

Reputation: 6052

Escape the value { and }:

invitationMessage = invitationMessage.replace(/\{\{from\}\}/g, from);

Because these are RegExp symbols which can be used like:

\*{1, 3}

It matches * or ** or ***. An asterisk with a length between 1 and 3

Upvotes: 4

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