Regex: don't match a word that is within another word

Asked Aug 08 '16 at 16:14

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How would I tell Regex to not match a word that is already within a word in Javascript.

For example the text:

brown and white sandy

I dont want to select the 'and' within 'sandy' only the 'and' that is not within another word.

For some reason the following code does not work:

 correctedText = correctedText.replace(new RegExp('\band\b', 'g'), '/');

asked Aug 08 '16 at 16:14

Dmitri

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Because you have a typo. `new RegExp('\\band\\b', 'g')` or you could just type `/\band\b/g`. – Mike Cluck Aug 08 '16 at 16:16
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Use a regex literal `correctedText.replace(/\band\b/g, '/');` – Wiktor Stribiżew Aug 08 '16 at 16:16
Ahh! Simple enough, thank you! that did the trick! :) – Dmitri Aug 08 '16 at 16:19

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