I need to match a word like \'César\' for a regex like this /^cesar/i
.
Is there an option like /i
to configure the regex so it ignores the
Following Ja͢ck's answer, here's an implementation of applyDiacritics
so you can actually match the string without needing to remove or replace anything.
Be aware this won't work with lots of regexp's though... Take it as it is:
var diacriticsApplyMap = {'default':[
{'base':'A', 'letters':/[\u0041\u24B6\uFF21\u00C0\u00C1\u00C2\u1EA6\u1EA4\u1EAA\u1EA8\u00C3\u0100\u0102\u1EB0\u1EAE\u1EB4\u1EB2\u0226\u01E0\u00C4\u01DE\u1EA2\u00C5\u01FA\u01CD\u0200\u0202\u1EA0\u1EAC\u1EB6\u1E00\u0104\u023A\u2C6F]/g},
{'base':'AA','letters':/[\uA732]/g},
{'base':'AE','letters':/[\u00C6\u01FC\u01E2]/g},
{'base':'AO','letters':/[\uA734]/g},
{'base':'AU','letters':/[\uA736]/g},
{'base':'AV','letters':/[\uA738\uA73A]/g},
{'base':'AY','letters':/[\uA73C]/g},
{'base':'B', 'letters':/[\u0042\u24B7\uFF22\u1E02\u1E04\u1E06\u0243\u0182\u0181]/g},
{'base':'C', 'letters':/[\u0043\u24B8\uFF23\u0106\u0108\u010A\u010C\u00C7\u1E08\u0187\u023B\uA73E]/g},
{'base':'D', 'letters':/[\u0044\u24B9\uFF24\u1E0A\u010E\u1E0C\u1E10\u1E12\u1E0E\u0110\u018B\u018A\u0189\uA779]/g},
{'base':'DZ','letters':/[\u01F1\u01C4]/g},
{'base':'Dz','letters':/[\u01F2\u01C5]/g},
{'base':'E', 'letters':/[\u0045\u24BA\uFF25\u00C8\u00C9\u00CA\u1EC0\u1EBE\u1EC4\u1EC2\u1EBC\u0112\u1E14\u1E16\u0114\u0116\u00CB\u1EBA\u011A\u0204\u0206\u1EB8\u1EC6\u0228\u1E1C\u0118\u1E18\u1E1A\u0190\u018E]/g},
{'base':'F', 'letters':/[\u0046\u24BB\uFF26\u1E1E\u0191\uA77B]/g},
{'base':'G', 'letters':/[\u0047\u24BC\uFF27\u01F4\u011C\u1E20\u011E\u0120\u01E6\u0122\u01E4\u0193\uA7A0\uA77D\uA77E]/g},
{'base':'H', 'letters':/[\u0048\u24BD\uFF28\u0124\u1E22\u1E26\u021E\u1E24\u1E28\u1E2A\u0126\u2C67\u2C75\uA78D]/g},
{'base':'I', 'letters':/[\u0049\u24BE\uFF29\u00CC\u00CD\u00CE\u0128\u012A\u012C\u0130\u00CF\u1E2E\u1EC8\u01CF\u0208\u020A\u1ECA\u012E\u1E2C\u0197]/g},
{'base':'J', 'letters':/[\u004A\u24BF\uFF2A\u0134\u0248]/g},
{'base':'K', 'letters':/[\u004B\u24C0\uFF2B\u1E30\u01E8\u1E32\u0136\u1E34\u0198\u2C69\uA740\uA742\uA744\uA7A2]/g},
{'base':'L', 'letters':/[\u004C\u24C1\uFF2C\u013F\u0139\u013D\u1E36\u1E38\u013B\u1E3C\u1E3A\u0141\u023D\u2C62\u2C60\uA748\uA746\uA780]/g},
{'base':'LJ','letters':/[\u01C7]/g},
{'base':'Lj','letters':/[\u01C8]/g},
{'base':'M', 'letters':/[\u004D\u24C2\uFF2D\u1E3E\u1E40\u1E42\u2C6E\u019C]/g},
{'base':'N', 'letters':/[\u004E\u24C3\uFF2E\u01F8\u0143\u00D1\u1E44\u0147\u1E46\u0145\u1E4A\u1E48\u0220\u019D\uA790\uA7A4]/g},
{'base':'NJ','letters':/[\u01CA]/g},
{'base':'Nj','letters':/[\u01CB]/g},
{'base':'O', 'letters':/[\u004F\u24C4\uFF2F\u00D2\u00D3\u00D4\u1ED2\u1ED0\u1ED6\u1ED4\u00D5\u1E4C\u022C\u1E4E\u014C\u1E50\u1E52\u014E\u022E\u0230\u00D6\u022A\u1ECE\u0150\u01D1\u020C\u020E\u01A0\u1EDC\u1EDA\u1EE0\u1EDE\u1EE2\u1ECC\u1ED8\u01EA\u01EC\u00D8\u01FE\u0186\u019F\uA74A\uA74C]/g},
{'base':'OI','letters':/[\u01A2]/g},
{'base':'OO','letters':/[\uA74E]/g},
{'base':'OU','letters':/[\u0222]/g},
{'base':'P', 'letters':/[\u0050\u24C5\uFF30\u1E54\u1E56\u01A4\u2C63\uA750\uA752\uA754]/g},
{'base':'Q', 'letters':/[\u0051\u24C6\uFF31\uA756\uA758\u024A]/g},
{'base':'R', 'letters':/[\u0052\u24C7\uFF32\u0154\u1E58\u0158\u0210\u0212\u1E5A\u1E5C\u0156\u1E5E\u024C\u2C64\uA75A\uA7A6\uA782]/g},
{'base':'S', 'letters':/[\u0053\u24C8\uFF33\u1E9E\u015A\u1E64\u015C\u1E60\u0160\u1E66\u1E62\u1E68\u0218\u015E\u2C7E\uA7A8\uA784]/g},
{'base':'T', 'letters':/[\u0054\u24C9\uFF34\u1E6A\u0164\u1E6C\u021A\u0162\u1E70\u1E6E\u0166\u01AC\u01AE\u023E\uA786]/g},
{'base':'TZ','letters':/[\uA728]/g},
{'base':'U', 'letters':/[\u0055\u24CA\uFF35\u00D9\u00DA\u00DB\u0168\u1E78\u016A\u1E7A\u016C\u00DC\u01DB\u01D7\u01D5\u01D9\u1EE6\u016E\u0170\u01D3\u0214\u0216\u01AF\u1EEA\u1EE8\u1EEE\u1EEC\u1EF0\u1EE4\u1E72\u0172\u1E76\u1E74\u0244]/g},
{'base':'V', 'letters':/[\u0056\u24CB\uFF36\u1E7C\u1E7E\u01B2\uA75E\u0245]/g},
{'base':'VY','letters':/[\uA760]/g},
{'base':'W', 'letters':/[\u0057\u24CC\uFF37\u1E80\u1E82\u0174\u1E86\u1E84\u1E88\u2C72]/g},
{'base':'X', 'letters':/[\u0058\u24CD\uFF38\u1E8A\u1E8C]/g},
{'base':'Y', 'letters':/[\u0059\u24CE\uFF39\u1EF2\u00DD\u0176\u1EF8\u0232\u1E8E\u0178\u1EF6\u1EF4\u01B3\u024E\u1EFE]/g},
{'base':'Z', 'letters':/[\u005A\u24CF\uFF3A\u0179\u1E90\u017B\u017D\u1E92\u1E94\u01B5\u0224\u2C7F\u2C6B\uA762]/g},
{'base':'a', 'letters':/[\u0061\u24D0\uFF41\u1E9A\u00E0\u00E1\u00E2\u1EA7\u1EA5\u1EAB\u1EA9\u00E3\u0101\u0103\u1EB1\u1EAF\u1EB5\u1EB3\u0227\u01E1\u00E4\u01DF\u1EA3\u00E5\u01FB\u01CE\u0201\u0203\u1EA1\u1EAD\u1EB7\u1E01\u0105\u2C65\u0250]/g},
{'base':'aa','letters':/[\uA733]/g},
{'base':'ae','letters':/[\u00E6\u01FD\u01E3]/g},
{'base':'ao','letters':/[\uA735]/g},
{'base':'au','letters':/[\uA737]/g},
{'base':'av','letters':/[\uA739\uA73B]/g},
{'base':'ay','letters':/[\uA73D]/g},
{'base':'b', 'letters':/[\u0062\u24D1\uFF42\u1E03\u1E05\u1E07\u0180\u0183\u0253]/g},
{'base':'c', 'letters':/[\u0063\u24D2\uFF43\u0107\u0109\u010B\u010D\u00E7\u1E09\u0188\u023C\uA73F\u2184]/g},
{'base':'d', 'letters':/[\u0064\u24D3\uFF44\u1E0B\u010F\u1E0D\u1E11\u1E13\u1E0F\u0111\u018C\u0256\u0257\uA77A]/g},
{'base':'dz','letters':/[\u01F3\u01C6]/g},
{'base':'e', 'letters':/[\u0065\u24D4\uFF45\u00E8\u00E9\u00EA\u1EC1\u1EBF\u1EC5\u1EC3\u1EBD\u0113\u1E15\u1E17\u0115\u0117\u00EB\u1EBB\u011B\u0205\u0207\u1EB9\u1EC7\u0229\u1E1D\u0119\u1E19\u1E1B\u0247\u025B\u01DD]/g},
{'base':'f', 'letters':/[\u0066\u24D5\uFF46\u1E1F\u0192\uA77C]/g},
{'base':'g', 'letters':/[\u0067\u24D6\uFF47\u01F5\u011D\u1E21\u011F\u0121\u01E7\u0123\u01E5\u0260\uA7A1\u1D79\uA77F]/g},
{'base':'h', 'letters':/[\u0068\u24D7\uFF48\u0125\u1E23\u1E27\u021F\u1E25\u1E29\u1E2B\u1E96\u0127\u2C68\u2C76\u0265]/g},
{'base':'hv','letters':/[\u0195]/g},
{'base':'i', 'letters':/[\u0069\u24D8\uFF49\u00EC\u00ED\u00EE\u0129\u012B\u012D\u00EF\u1E2F\u1EC9\u01D0\u0209\u020B\u1ECB\u012F\u1E2D\u0268\u0131]/g},
{'base':'j', 'letters':/[\u006A\u24D9\uFF4A\u0135\u01F0\u0249]/g},
{'base':'k', 'letters':/[\u006B\u24DA\uFF4B\u1E31\u01E9\u1E33\u0137\u1E35\u0199\u2C6A\uA741\uA743\uA745\uA7A3]/g},
{'base':'l', 'letters':/[\u006C\u24DB\uFF4C\u0140\u013A\u013E\u1E37\u1E39\u013C\u1E3D\u1E3B\u017F\u0142\u019A\u026B\u2C61\uA749\uA781\uA747]/g},
{'base':'lj','letters':/[\u01C9]/g},
{'base':'m', 'letters':/[\u006D\u24DC\uFF4D\u1E3F\u1E41\u1E43\u0271\u026F]/g},
{'base':'n', 'letters':/[\u006E\u24DD\uFF4E\u01F9\u0144\u00F1\u1E45\u0148\u1E47\u0146\u1E4B\u1E49\u019E\u0272\u0149\uA791\uA7A5]/g},
{'base':'nj','letters':/[\u01CC]/g},
{'base':'o', 'letters':/[\u006F\u24DE\uFF4F\u00F2\u00F3\u00F4\u1ED3\u1ED1\u1ED7\u1ED5\u00F5\u1E4D\u022D\u1E4F\u014D\u1E51\u1E53\u014F\u022F\u0231\u00F6\u022B\u1ECF\u0151\u01D2\u020D\u020F\u01A1\u1EDD\u1EDB\u1EE1\u1EDF\u1EE3\u1ECD\u1ED9\u01EB\u01ED\u00F8\u01FF\u0254\uA74B\uA74D\u0275]/g},
{'base':'oi','letters':/[\u01A3]/g},
{'base':'ou','letters':/[\u0223]/g},
{'base':'oo','letters':/[\uA74F]/g},
{'base':'p','letters':/[\u0070\u24DF\uFF50\u1E55\u1E57\u01A5\u1D7D\uA751\uA753\uA755]/g},
{'base':'q','letters':/[\u0071\u24E0\uFF51\u024B\uA757\uA759]/g},
{'base':'r','letters':/[\u0072\u24E1\uFF52\u0155\u1E59\u0159\u0211\u0213\u1E5B\u1E5D\u0157\u1E5F\u024D\u027D\uA75B\uA7A7\uA783]/g},
{'base':'s','letters':/[\u0073\u24E2\uFF53\u00DF\u015B\u1E65\u015D\u1E61\u0161\u1E67\u1E63\u1E69\u0219\u015F\u023F\uA7A9\uA785\u1E9B]/g},
{'base':'t','letters':/[\u0074\u24E3\uFF54\u1E6B\u1E97\u0165\u1E6D\u021B\u0163\u1E71\u1E6F\u0167\u01AD\u0288\u2C66\uA787]/g},
{'base':'tz','letters':/[\uA729]/g},
{'base':'u','letters':/[\u0075\u24E4\uFF55\u00F9\u00FA\u00FB\u0169\u1E79\u016B\u1E7B\u016D\u00FC\u01DC\u01D8\u01D6\u01DA\u1EE7\u016F\u0171\u01D4\u0215\u0217\u01B0\u1EEB\u1EE9\u1EEF\u1EED\u1EF1\u1EE5\u1E73\u0173\u1E77\u1E75\u0289]/g},
{'base':'v','letters':/[\u0076\u24E5\uFF56\u1E7D\u1E7F\u028B\uA75F\u028C]/g},
{'base':'vy','letters':/[\uA761]/g},
{'base':'w','letters':/[\u0077\u24E6\uFF57\u1E81\u1E83\u0175\u1E87\u1E85\u1E98\u1E89\u2C73]/g},
{'base':'x','letters':/[\u0078\u24E7\uFF58\u1E8B\u1E8D]/g},
{'base':'y','letters':/[\u0079\u24E8\uFF59\u1EF3\u00FD\u0177\u1EF9\u0233\u1E8F\u00FF\u1EF7\u1E99\u1EF5\u01B4\u024F\u1EFF]/g},
{'base':'z','letters':/[\u007A\u24E9\uFF5A\u017A\u1E91\u017C\u017E\u1E93\u1E95\u01B6\u0225\u0240\u2C6C\uA763]/g}
]};
// prepare the map to basically replace every letter in a regexp string for a character class with all letters in this map. for instance, /ai/ would become *something like* /[aáäã][iíï]/ and so on
// this is however still breaking up with '[]' when they go in the highlights, since parentheses are not allowed inside
diacriticsApplyMap.regex = [];
for (var i = 0; i < diacriticsApplyMap.default.length; i++) {
var item = diacriticsApplyMap.default[i];
var base = '(?:' + item.base + '|' + item.letters.source + ')';
diacriticsApplyMap.regex.push({
'base': '$1' + base,
'letters': new RegExp('([^\\[\\\\])'+ base +'|^'+ base, 'g')
});
}
function applyDiacritics (str, which) {
which = which || 'default';
var changes = diacriticsApplyMap[which];
for (var i = 0; i < changes.length; i++) {
str = str.replace(changes[i].letters, changes[i].base);
}
return str;
}
// tests
console.log(applyDiacritics('Jáck'));
console.log(applyDiacritics('Jáck', 'regex'));
console.log('Ja͢ck'.match(new RegExp(applyDiacritics('Jáck', 'regex'), 'gi'))); // not in the map
console.log('Jäck'.match(applyDiacritics('Jáck', 'regex')));
The standard ecmascript regex isn't ready for unicode (see http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/javascript-regex-and-unicode).
So you have to use an external regex library. I used this one (with the unicode plugin) in the past : http://xregexp.com/
In your case, you may have to escape the char é
as \u00E9
and defining a range englobing e, é, ê, etc.
EDIT : I just saw the comment of Alex : you'll find inside the range for the accented equivalent of e.
In general it could by done easily with some help of Lodash library, when you're testing two types of the same regex input - one is deburred by lodash _deburr function other is raw user's input. Example for username input form based filtering (with little help of lodash _filter function):
import _ from 'lodash'
const input = inputFromYourFormInput
const users = ['Jiřina Žlutá', 'Aleš Úzký'];
const regex = new RegExp(input, 'gi');
const filtered = _.filter(users, (u) => {
const debured = _.deburr(u)
if (u.name.match(regex) || debured.match(regex))
return u
})
In this case It doesn't matter if your input is Jirina Zluta or Jiřina Žlutá _filter function will return new filtered array [Jiřina Žlutá]
You could remove the accents from the string first and test it separately:
var someString = 'César';
var bare = removeDiacritics(someString);
if (/^cesar/i.test(bare)) {
// fail
}
See this answer for a definition of removeDiacritics()
.