How i can use variable inside javascript match function

Asked Feb 09 '17 at 12:23

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I'm trying to use variable inside regex match function but it's not working.

Here is my code:

var text = "jon";
Persons.match('/<tr><td>(.*?)'+ text +'(.*?)<\/tr>/g');

I have also try it:

Persons.match(/<tr><td>(.*?)text(.*?)<\/tr>/g);

it's consider text as a string not a variable.

asked Feb 09 '17 at 12:23

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Use `new RegExp(...)` – anubhava Feb 09 '17 at 12:24
how i can use it with my code can you explain little bit – Muhammad Hamza Nisar Feb 09 '17 at 12:36
and this question is not duplication it's with different function – Muhammad Hamza Nisar Feb 09 '17 at 12:37

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