Avoid empty character classes in regular expressions

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Metadata

ID: javascript-best-practices/no-empty-character-class

Language: JavaScript

Severity: Error

Category: Best Practices

Description

In regular expressions, empty character classes do not match anything, and were likely used in error.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

var foo = /^abc[]/; var foo = /foo[]bar/; if (foo.match(/^abc[]/)) {} if (/^abc[]/.test(foo)) {} var foo = /[]]/; var foo = /\[[]/; var foo = /\\[\\[\\]a-z[]/; var foo = /[]]/d; 

Compliant Code Examples

var foo = /^abc[a-zA-Z]/; var regExp = new RegExp("^abc[]"); var foo = /^abc/; var foo = /[\\[]/; var foo = /[\\]]/; var foo = /[a-zA-Z\\[]/; var foo = /[[]/; var foo = /[\\[a-z[]]/; var foo = /[\\-\\[\\]\\/\\{\\}\\(\\)\\*\\+\\?\\.\\\\^\\$\\|]/g; var foo = /\\s*:\\s*/gim; var foo = /[\\]]/uy; var foo = /[\\]]/s; var foo = /[\\]]/d; var foo = /\[]/ 
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