Comparing 2 seemingly equal strings returns false because one ends with char code 8291. How can I sanitize the string?

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I'm trying to compare the string "Anyone" to an object value that is also supposed to be "Anyone" and looks equal when logging to the console.

I'm checking the 2 strings using:

for char, index in text
    console.log "char " + index + ": " + text.charCodeAt(index)

One string returns one extra character with the code 8291. What character is this and how can I remove it? .trim() and using a regex whitespace remover doesn't seem to work.

Maybe: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20856197/remove-non-ascii-character-in-string — epascarello, Nov 30 '17 at 14:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '17 at 11:58

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Solved using str.replace(/[^\x00-\x7F]/g, "");. Which removes all non-ascii characters.

answered Dec 05 '17 at 11:58

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Comparing 2 seemingly equal strings returns false because one ends with char code 8291. How can I sanitize the string?

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