Correct way to search for character within a string

Question

I am trying to search for the occurrence of a "(" within a text string - unfortunately my code is reported as incorrect.

I extract the text correctly but cannot create the search statement correctly:

var mylistpgftext = pgf.GetText (Constants.FTI_String)

for (var i=0; i < mylistpgftext.length; i++)

{

var mylistitem = mylistpgftext.sdata

var mybracketpos = mylistitem.search(/(/i) --------------error line-----------------

if (mybracketpos != -1)

{

alert(mylistitem)

}

frameexpert · Accepted Answer

Hi Bob, I did not test this, but I think the problem is an unescaped character in your regular expression. Try this.

var mybracketpos = mylistitem.search(/\(/i);

Notice the backslash before the open parens that you are searching for.

-Rick

Russ Ward · Answer

If a regular expression isn't required, I would think that indexOf would be easier:var mybracketpos = mylistitem.indexOf("(");Russ

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