[Javascript] Split

Peter Brunone peter at brunone.com
Wed Dec 11 12:30:36 CST 2002


   Doesn't work in what way?  // would split on //, since \ is the character that he was trying to find, and it's also the escape character (which is why it needs to be escaped by another of itself).

-Peter

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Carl Adler <carl at carladler.org>
Reply-To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:19:42 -0500

>I just tested it and \/ works and // does not work.
>Carl
>
>From: Peter Brunone <peter_brunone at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: javascript at LaTech.edu
>Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:08:50 -0800 (PST)
>To: javascript at LaTech.edu
>Subject: Re: [Javascript] Split
>
>
>
>But he wants to split based on \, not on /.
>
>txt.split("\\") escapes the second \ character, just as
>
>txt.split("\"") escapes the " character so you can split on it... not that
>you would, but there it is.
>
>As for working in different browsers... ah, that's the joy of web
>development. 
>
>-Peter 
>
>Carl Adler <carl at carladler.org> wrote:
>Actually var t=txt.split("\")
>> |works for me using Netscape 4.7 and IE 5.1 on the Mac and IE 5.5 on Windows
>ME. If "\" was a problem I think that you would use "\/" not "//"
>Carl
>
>> From: "Peter Brunone"
>> Organization: Your Name Here
>> Reply-To: javascript at LaTech.edu
>> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:40:46 -0600
>> To: 
>> Subject: RE: [Javascript] Split
>> 
>> 
>> var t=txt.split("\\")
>> 
>> |-----Original Message-----
>> |From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On
>> |Behalf Of Andrew Gibson
>> |Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 4:23 AM
>> |To: javascript at LaTech.edu
>> |Subject: [Javascript] Split
>> |
>> |
>> |I'm trying to use split to separate out a file name from the complete
>> |string.
>> |
>> |from
>> |
>> | var txt="C:\Copy\new.html"
>> |
>> | I want to get "new.html"
>> |
>> |Whenever I try to use "\" I get a Unterminated String variable error
>> | eg var t=txt.split("\")
>> |
>> |Obviously the problem is in trying to use the "\" character which is an
>> |escape char for JScript I beleive. But how can I solve my problem?
>> |
>> |Andrew
>> |
>> |
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