internet explorer 11 Syntax error in regular expression error with javascript RegExp

Question

I am receiving a Syntax error in regular expression error in Internet Explorer 11 and I have tried the following options:

chars = text.split(/(?!$)/u),
chars = text.split(new RegExp("(?!$)", 'u'))
chars = text.split(new RegExp('/(?!$)/', 'u'));

I am curious what I am missing here. [insert comment how this works fine in other browsers]

mwld · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-24 12:44:26Z

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You are trying to use a regular expression with the unicode flag ("u") which is not supported by any Internet Explorer <= 11.

You can try to use a library like XRegExp.

answered Apr 24, 2018 at 9:22

mwld

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