coffeescript: why does "str".replace(/ /g, "") give coffeescript compile error?
coffeescript, compilation
Solution
Escape the first whitespace inside of the regexp
"str".replace(/\ /g, "")
compiles just fine.
Problem
The offending line ``` "str".replace(/ /g, "") ``` gives ``` Error: In orders.js.erb.coffee, Parse error on line 463: Unexpected 'MATH' at Object.parseError (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/parser.js:466:11) at Object.parse (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/parser.js:542:22) at Object.compile (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js:38:22) at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/command.js:149:33 at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/coffee-script/lib/coffee-script/command.js:115:19 at [object Object].<anonymous> (fs.js:107:5) at [object Object].emit (events.js:61:17) at afterRead (fs.js:878:12) at wrapper (fs.js:245:17) ``` Is this a bug in the coffeescript compiler or am I missing something?