Why Doesn't String#match() Result Contain Captured Values?
I am trying to extract a value from simplest JSON in javascript. After searching i found match to be closest solution. But trying this with grouping of RegExp, it does not give sui
Solution 1:
If the regular expression includes the
g
flag, the method returns an Array containing all matched substrings rather than match objects. Captured groups are not returned.
Remove g
modifier to get the expected results.
console.log(
'{"a":"one"}'.match(/{"a":"(.*)"}/)
);
Or, if you need to get multiple matches, use `RegExp#exec`in a loop or - with the latest JS environments - `String#matchAll`:
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And the matchAll
variant:
const s = '{"a":"one","a":"two"}', regex = /"a":"([^"]*)"/g;
const results = Array.from([...s.matchAll(regex)], m => m[1]);
console.log(results);
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