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- (hyphen), indicating range of characters in character class: 10.1.2. Character Classes

- (minus sign)

-- (decrement) operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

6.1. Expression Statements
loop variables, decrementing: 6.8. for
positioning in code: 2.4. Optional Semicolons

-= (assignment) operator: 5.9.1. Assignment with Operation

-Infinity: 3.1.5. Special Numeric Values

subtraction operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

unary negation operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

' (apostrophe), escaping in single-quoted strings: 3.2.1. String Literals

* (asterisk)

*= (assignment) operator: 5.9.1. Assignment with Operation

multiplication operator: 5.2.3. Operator Precedence

5.3. Arithmetic Operators
5.3. Arithmetic Operators

quantifier, in regular expressions: 10.1.3. Repetition

\ (backslash)

escape sequences in string literals: 3.2.1. String Literals
escape sequences, string literals and regular expressions: 10.3. The RegExp Object
literal characters in regular expressions: 10.1.1. Literal Characters
\n in regular expressions: 10.1.4. Alternation, Grouping, and References

64-bit floating-point format (numbers): 3.1. Numbers

32-bit integers: 3.1.1. Integer Literals

5.8. Bitwise Operators

[] (brackets)

accessing array elements: 3.6. Arrays

5.10.7. Array and Object Access Operators
9.1.2. Reading and Writing Array Elements
in arrays of arrays: 9.1.5. Multidimensional Arrays

accessing object properties: 3.5. Objects

6.9. for/in
8.6. Objects as Associative Arrays

regular expression character classes: 10.1.2. Character Classes

^ (caret)

beginning of line or string, matching: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position
negating character class elements: 10.1.2. Character Classes
XOR (exclusive or) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

: (colon), in labels: 6.10. Labels

, (comma) operator: 5.10.6. The Comma Operator (,)

6.2. Compound Statements
combining multiple expressions in loops: 6.8. for

{} (curly braces)

delimiting statement blocks: 6.2. Compound Statements

6.14. function

in object literals: 3.5.2. Object Literals

in regular expressions: 10.1.3. Repetition

$ (dollar sign)

anchor character (regular expressions): 10.1. Defining Regular Expressions

in identifiers: 2.7. Identifiers

pattern matching, end of line or string: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

regular expession string matches: 23. Core JavaScript Reference

. (dot)

. operator: 3.5. Objects

5.10.7. Array and Object Access Operators
8.1.2. Setting and Querying Properties
8.6. Objects as Associative Arrays

regular expression character classes: 10.1.2. Character Classes

= (equal sign)

= (assignment) operator: 5.9. Assignment Operators

precedence of: 5.2.3. Operator Precedence

== (equality) operator: 5.4.1. Equality (==) and Identity (===)

Netscape 4, JavaScript 1.2 implementation: 5.4.1.1. Equality and inequality in Netscape

11.6. Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities

null and undefined value, comparing: 3.8. undefined

rules for determining equality: 5.4.1. Equality (==) and Identity (===)

strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

=== (identity) operator: 5.4.1. Equality (==) and Identity (===)

case expressions, testing for identity: 6.5. switch
distinguishing null and undefined values: 3.8. undefined
Netscape 4, JavaScript 1.2 implementation: 11.6. Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities
rules for determining identical values: 5.4.1. Equality (==) and Identity (===)

! (exclamation point)

!= (inequality) operator: 5.4.2. Inequality (!=) and Non-Identity (!==)

Netscape 4, JavaScript 1.2 implementation: 11.6. Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities
strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

!== (non-identity) operator: 5.4.2. Inequality (!=) and Non-Identity (!==)

Netscape 4, JavaScript 1.2 implementation: 11.6. Netscape's JavaScript 1.2 Incompatibilities

! (NOT) operator: 5.4.2. Inequality (!=) and Non-Identity (!==)

logical NOT operator: 5.7.3. Logical NOT (!)

/ (forward slash)

/* and */, in comments: 2.5. Comments

/ (division) operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

//, in comments: 1.8. Example: Computing Loan Payments with JavaScript

2.5. Comments
20.3.1. Hiding Scripts from Old Browsers

in regular expressions: 3.10. Regular Expressions

10.1. Defining Regular Expressions

% (modulo) operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

18.3.4. DHTML Animations

( ) (parentheses)

function call operator: 5.10.8. The Function Call Operator

5.10.8. The Function Call Operator
6.14. function

in functions: 3.4. Functions

functions as event handler properties: 19.1.3. Event Handlers as Properties

in if statements: 6.3. if

invoking functions: 3.5. Objects

7.1. Defining and Invoking Functions

operator evaluation order, specifying: 5.2.3. Operator Precedence

in regular expressions: 10.1.4. Alternation, Grouping, and References

10.1.4. Alternation, Grouping, and References

+ (plus sign)

+= (assignment) operator: 5.9.1. Assignment with Operation

appending text to innerHTML property: 17.2.4. Adding Content to a Document

++ (increment) operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

5.3. Arithmetic Operators
6.1. Expression Statements
loop variables, incrementing: 6.8. for
positioning in code: 2.4. Optional Semicolons

+ (unary plus) operator: 5.3. Arithmetic Operators

addition operator: 5.2.3. Operator Precedence

5.3. Arithmetic Operators

converting objects in string or numeric context: 11.1.1. Object-to-Primitive Conversion

operands, data types of: 5.2.2. Type of Operands

quantifier, in regular expressions: 10.1.3. Repetition

string concatenation operator: 3.2.3. Working with Strings

3.12. Primitive Data Type Wrapper Objects
5.3. Arithmetic Operators
5.3. Arithmetic Operators
5.6. String Operators
5.6. String Operators
5.6. String Operators

? (question mark)

?: (conditional) operator: 5.10.1. The Conditional Operator (?:)

embedding arguments in URLs: 13.9. The Location Object

in regular expressions: 10.1.3. Repetition

quantifier, in regular expressions: 10.1.3. Repetition

regex extensions

?=: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

@ ("at-rules"), CSS style sheets: 18.5.5. Traversing Style Sheets

' (quotes, single) in strings: 3.2.1. String Literals

; (semicolon)

automatic insertion in JavaScript: 6.11. break

do loop, terminating with: 6.7. do/while

empty statements: 6.19. The Empty Statement

JavaScript and CSS: 18.3.2. Working with Style Properties

omitting between JavaScript statements: 2.4. Optional Semicolons

separating statements with: 1.10. Exploring JavaScript

2.4. Optional Semicolons
6. Statements

~ (tilde), bitwise NOT operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

17.5.1.2. Filtering

_ (underscore), in identifiers: 2.7. Identifiers

| (vertical bar)

| (bitwise OR) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

|| (logical OR) operator: 5.7.2. Logical OR (||)

alternation in regular expressions: 10.1.4. Alternation, Grouping, and References

10.1.4. Alternation, Grouping, and References

(bitwise OR) operator: 17.5.1.2. Filtering

& (ampersand)

&= (assignment) operator: 5.9.1. Assignment with Operation
& (bitwise AND) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators
&& (logical AND operator): 5.7.1. Logical AND (&&)

backspace character, in regular expression character classes: 10.1.2. Character Classes
word boundary assertion: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

\B (non-word boundary) metacharacter: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

> (greater than) operator: 5.5.1. Comparison Operators

object data type conversion: 11.1.1. Object-to-Primitive Conversion
strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

>= (greater than or equal) operator: 5.5.1. Comparison Operators

object data type conversion: 11.1.1. Object-to-Primitive Conversion
strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

>> (shift right with sign) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

5.8. Bitwise Operators

>>> (shift right zero fill) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

5.8. Bitwise Operators

.js files: 12.2.2. Including JavaScript Files

< (less than) operator: 5.5.1. Comparison Operators

object data type conversion: 11.1.1. Object-to-Primitive Conversion
strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

<= (less than or equal) operator: 5.5.1. Comparison Operators

object data type conversion: 11.1.1. Object-to-Primitive Conversion
strings, comparing: 5.6. String Operators

<< (shift left) operator: 5.8. Bitwise Operators

\n (newline): 3.2.1. String Literals

" (quotes, double) in strings: 3.2.1. String Literals

\S (non-Unicode whitespace characters): 10.1.2. Character Classes

\s (space) metacharacter: 10.1.2. Character Classes

\w (ASCII word character): 10.1.2. Character Classes

\W (non-ASCII word character): 10.1.2. Character Classes

\W (non-word) metacharacter: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

\w (word) metacharacter: 10.1.5. Specifying Match Position

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