JavaScript regex with escaped slashes does not replace

Question

Do i have to escape slashes when putting them into regular expression?

myString = \'/courses/test/user\';
myString.replace(/\\/courses\\/([^\\/]*)\\/.*/, \"$         


        

Answer 1

string.replace doesn't modify the original string. Instead, a returns a new string that has had the replacement performed.

Try:

myString = '/courses/test/user';
document.write(myString.replace(/\/courses\/([^\/]*)\/.*/, "$1"));