RegExp and Node JS

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It's not a question, simply an input to share my solution. In my script I have a regExp to replace url by blank character. In javascript this code works well but not in node js

var urlExp = new RegExp("(ht|f)tps?:\/\/\S*","gi");
var newString = myString.replace(urlExp, " ");

Every pattern, I tested works fine on https://regex101.com/#javascript. After many test with different RegExp pattern, I still have same issue. sometime the first url part is matched, sometine nothing matches.

@Wiktor It's not the same case ! I think it's particular to V8 — Fabrice G, Mar 30 '16 at 21:05
You should always double backslashes inside a constructor notation. It is common in any JavaScript. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Mar 30 '16 at 21:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '16 at 15:08

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The solution is :

var urlExp = /(ht|f)tps?:\/\/\S*/gi;
var newString = myString.replace(urlExp, " ");

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answered Mar 30 '16 at 15:08

Fabrice G

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