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&gt; if I alert it it definitely says &quot;£500&quot;<br />
Try this to makes sure there is no extra spacing:<br />
alert(&quot;x&quot; + itm + &quot;x&quot;);<br />
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&gt;&nbsp;itm.match(/^£[\d,]+$/)<br />
&gt;&nbsp;returns null<br />
What if you trim itm first?<br />
itm.trim().match(/^£[\d,]+<wbr />$/)<br />

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> if I alert it it definitely says "£500"
Try this to makes sure there is no extra spacing:
alert("x" + itm + "x");

> itm.match(/^£[\d,]+$/)
> returns null
What if you trim itm first?
itm.trim().match(/^£[\d,]+$/)


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inq123 I think you are right<br />
trying something simple like this #<br />
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var test =&quot;£12345&quot;;<br />
alert(test);<br />
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on the server displayed ?12345<br />
<br />
So the root of my problem is that my regex patterns are having their £ signs converted to ? - which is going to screw up the patterns<br />
Luckily for me this is a test box and the live one seems to be OK<br />
<br />
GrandSchtroumpf - thanks for your suggestion
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inq123 I think you are right
trying something simple like this #

var test ="£12345";
alert(test);

on the server displayed ?12345

So the root of my problem is that my regex patterns are having their £ signs converted to ? - which is going to screw up the patterns
Luckily for me this is a test box and the live one seems to be OK

GrandSchtroumpf - thanks for your suggestion

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Not working on live box :(<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21395866/document-write-and-including-js.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21395866/document-write-and-including-js.html</a>
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Not working on live box :(

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21395866/document-write-and-including-js.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21395866/document-write-and-including-js.html]

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I'm trying to use javascript to test for a currency string<br />
<br />
the variable itm holds &quot;£500&quot;<br />
<br />
if I alert it it definitely says &quot;£500&quot;<br />
<br />
itm.match(/^£[\d,]+$/) <br />
returns null<br />
<br />
but <br />
alert(String(&quot;£5000&quot;).matc<wbr />h(/^£[\d,]<wbr />+$/));<br />
returns &quot;?5000&quot;<br />
<br />
Am I seeing some sort of encoding problem?<br />
The variable is being read from a html table cell and it's source was an xml doc<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />

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I'm trying to use javascript to test for a currency string

the variable itm holds "£500"

if I alert it it definitely says "£500"

itm.match(/^£[\d,]+$/) 
returns null

but 
alert(String("£5000").match(/^£[\d,]+$/));
returns "?5000"

Am I seeing some sort of encoding problem?
The variable is being read from a html table cell and it's source was an xml doc

Thanks


regex and uk pound sign

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