How can i concatenate in javascript?

Question

Hi everyone I'm new to javascript. how can i concatenate below variable

 var name = 'test';
 var query = /^ name / ;

db.users.find('name':query);

Expected output

query = /^ test/;

I want query without double quotes please some one help me to go move forward

I tried like this

var query ='/^' +'name'+ '/';

but i'm getting result with double quotes "/^ test/".

FYI : I don't want double quotes outside

Thanks in advance

@Jamiec as much I know `db.users.find` is nothing but mongodb query — Sourabh Somani, Nov 29 '19 at 12:41
well its relevant - as maybe there is a way to parameterize it with the library you're using. ie, are you attempting to "re-invent the wheel"? Basically, I think this is an XY Problem! — Jamiec, Nov 29 '19 at 12:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:43

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It looks like you're trying to use a variable in a regular expression literal. I don't think the interpreter would understand that. However, you can pass a string to the regular expression constructor, and strings can be concatenated/interpolated all you like.

For example:

var name = 'test';
var query = new RegExp('^ ' + name);

or:

var name = 'test';
var query = new RegExp(`^ ${name}`);

answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:43

David

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need one help . need like this /^ test/i .help me on this – sportive Dec 02 '19 at 13:42
@sportive: The `i` would be known as a "flag", and is an optional second argument to the `RegExp` constructor: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp So for example you may have something like: `new RegExp('^ test', 'i')` – David Dec 02 '19 at 13:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:46

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Instead of using the /regex/g syntax, you can construct a new RegExp object:

var name = "test";
var re = new RegExp(name, "g");

answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:46

Ahmed Tounsi

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