[thelist] regex problem [solved]

[Tom Dell'Aringa]

--- Joshua Olson <joshua at waetech.com> wrote:

> ^ = Start of String
> $ = End of String
> 
> So, ^[\*]$ = a string containing only *
> 
> Does it make more sense now why your regex didn't work?

Yes, and thanks for the many answers! I'm still new to this but some of it is starting to sink in.
So I ended up with

var strippedNameValue = nameValue.replace(/\*/g, "");

which worked perfectly. 

I had this idea in my head that you had to have the boundries, but now I see what the point is for
having them. Thanks everyone!

Tom


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