Javascript regex handle /

Question

I need to replace this string literally: /:)

However, if I do it like this

test = text.replace(//:\)/gi, replacement);

Javascript will treat // as the beginning of a comment. If I do it like this (add brackets):

test = text.replace(/(/:\))/gi, replacement);

this is a syntax error, since it will treat /(/ as the pattern

What can I do get around this?

Answer 1

How about escaping the forward slash with a back slash also:

test = text.replace(/\/:\)/gi, replacement);