What is the difference between using “new RegExp” and using forward slash notation to create a regular expression?

Question

Is there any difference between using new RegExp(\"regex\"); and /same_regex/ to test against a target string? I am asking this question because I

Answer 1

Difference is in escaping at least in your case. When you use / / notation, you have to escape '/' with '\/', when you're using Regexp notation you escape quotes