if(/categories/.test(url)) {  ... }  

I'm using the above code to check whether url contains the string "categories". What is the syntax for checking to see if url container the string "categories" OR "character"?

Thanks!

if(/categories/.test(url)) {  ... }  

I'm using the above code to check whether url contains the string "categories". What is the syntax for checking to see if url container the string "categories" OR "character"?

Thanks!

• javascript
• regex
• string
• syntax

5 Answers 5

The vertical pipe | denotes "or" in regular expressions

if(/categories|character/.test(url)) {  ... }  

You can do something like this:

if(/(categories)|(character)/.test(url)) {  ... }

As shown on here, the 'pipe' (|), denotes OR in a regular expression.

if(/(categories|character)/.test(url)) {  ... } 

...should work.

I find this resource very helpful when dealing with regular expressions: http://www.regular-expressions.info/reference.html

You dont need regex for that

String functions are enough for that.

if(url.indexOf("categories")>0 || url.indexOf("character")>0){
// your code.
}

if(/(categories | character)/.test(url)) { ... }