Jquery RegEx Validation

Question

I am wanting to check if an input field has the attribute "pattern" and if so, preform a regex check aganst said pattern.I know this is already done by HTML5, but I am wanting to handle the event myself. I am receiving this error: Uncaught TypeError: Object a-zA-Z has no method 'test' ``` ///Check Perform Reg/////////////////////////////////////////////////////// if ($(this).attr("pattern")) { var reg = $(this).attr("pattern"); var currentValue = $(this).val(); if (reg.test(currentValue)) { $(this).after($error.clone().text("Invalid Input.Try Again.")); $(".error:hidden").fadeIn("slow"); hasError = true; return false; } } /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ``` Still no luck, also here is my html: ```

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Accepted Answer

Normally regular expression with javascript / jquery handle like

```
var reg = /pattern/;
if (reg.test($(this).val())) {
    // perform some task
}
```

Jquery RegEx Validation

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