Javascript regexp does not match date correctly : <p>I'm trying to filter out date results, but I think I may have the regular expression wrong.</p>

<pre><code>if ((strSearchInx == 6) || (strSearchInx == 7)) {
       var regDate = new RegExp("/^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/");
       strSearchField = strSearchField.trim();
       //alert(strSearchField);
       if (regDate.test(strSearchField) == false) {
          alert("Date does not match mm/dd/yyyy format. Please re-enter");
          document.getElementById('searchfield').focus();
          return false;
       }

     }
</code></pre>

<p>I've tested it against 8/3/2016 and it doesn't seem to let any response through:  Is /^\d{1,2}/\d{1,2}/\d{4}$/ the correct regular expression?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>
