javascript Regex unicode help

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in a JavaScript, i am using Regex to split(/\W+/) to words.

when i split this, it's returning wrong value

var s3 = "bardzo dziękuję";
s3 = s3.split(/\W+/);


[0]: "bardzo"
[1]: "dzi"
[2]: "kuj"

How to fix this problem? please advice

Paul Alan Taylor · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-01 12:40:19Z

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The regex isn't splitting because it is treating your accented characters as non-word characters.

Use the whitespace special character:-

s3 = s3.split(/\s+/);

answered Feb 1, 2010 at 12:40

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Matt · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-01 12:35:50Z

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In this case, why not just split with whitespace?

s3.split(/\s+/);

answered Feb 1, 2010 at 12:35

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jwl · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-24 08:06:26Z

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You could use CharFunk https://raw.github.com/joelarson4/CharFunk , which handles Unicode fully.

var s3 = "bardzo dziękuję";

function notLetterOrDigit(ch) {
    return !CharFunk.isLetterOrDigit(ch);
}

CharFunk.splitOnMatches(s3, notLetterOrDigit);

edited May 24, 2015 at 8:06

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answered Mar 23, 2013 at 18:09

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