JavaScript RegExp \r Metacharacter
Example
Search for a carriage return character in a string:
var str = "Visit W3Schools.\rLearn Javascript.";
var patt1 = /\r/;
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Definition and Usage
The \r metacharacter is used to find a carriage return character.
\r returns the position where the carriage return character was found. If no match is found, it returns -1.
Browser Support
| Expression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \r | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
new RegExp("\\r")
or simply:
/\r/
❮ JavaScript RegExp Object
