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JSLint vs. Regex, before and after
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| // before | |
| phrase = phrase.replace(/[^a-zA-Z]/g, ""); | |
| // after | |
| phrase = phrase.match(/[a-zA-Z]/g); | |
| phrase = phrase.toString(); | |
| phrase = phrase.replace(/[,]/g, ""); |
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JSLint doesn't like having a regex with a negation character (i.e. ^) in it.
Sure, it takes more steps to say what you DO want rather than what you DON'T want . . . but maybe it is better in the long run to develop that habit of specificity.