JavaScript - \R equivalent in RegEx

In this short article, we would like to show how to use \R character class regular expressions in JavaScript what is not available by default.

Quick solution: use \u000D\u000A|[\u000A\u000B\u000C\u000D\u0085\u2028\u2029] as equivalent to \R.

Practical example:

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var LINE_EXPRESSION = /\u000D\u000A|[\u000A\u000B\u000C\u000D\u0085\u2028\u2029]/g; // expression symbols order is very important

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var text = 'line 1\n' +

    'line 2\r' +

    'line 3\r\n' +

    'line 4\n\r' +

    'line 5';

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var lines = text.split(LINE_EXPRESSION);

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console.log(lines);

Warning: above expression will treat \n\r as two new lines symbols! - it is very rare case (used on: Acorn BBC and RISC OS spooled text output) 

Where:

1. https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html (Linebreak matcher section)

1. JavaScript - split string by new line character

2. JavaScript - universal new lines splitting symbol example