Check if string contains whitespace

Angelos Chalaris · JavaScript, String, Regexp · Oct 18, 2020

Checks if the given string contains any whitespace characters.

• Use RegExp.prototype.test() with an appropriate regular expression to check if the given string contains any whitespace characters.

const containsWhitespace = str => /\s/.test(str);

containsWhitespace('lorem'); // false
containsWhitespace('lorem ipsum'); // true

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