What is the best way to split a String in jQuery from the first found number.
Example: Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301
I want to split the string in 2 parts (the split must happen on the first found number)
Result should be 2 parts:
Speelhof(STE) and 0 /W301
The strings can differ with different numbers, so I would need a way to substring from any number...
Can anyone help me out? Thanks!
You don't want .split because it consumes the delimiter. You can use .match with a regular expression:
"Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301".match(/^(\D+)(.*)$/);
This will give an array with three elements: the string itself, the part that matches \D+ (one or more non-digits) and .* (the rest). So you can use it as:
var arr = "Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301".match(/^(\D+)(.*)$/);
var first = arr[1]; // "Speelhof(STE) "
var second = arr[2]; // "0 /W301"
This problem is a perfect candidate for regular expressions:
var match = "Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301".match(/^(.+)(\d.+)$/);
You can then access the two components as elements of the returned array: match[1] and match[2].
There's no need to use jQuery here.
To explain how the pattern works: ^ denotes the beginning of the string; (.+) denotes one or more (+) of any character (.), and the parentheses capture this group and allow you to access it in the array that is returned. The second group comprises a digit, \d, followed by one or more of any character, .+, like in the first group. $ denotes the end of the string.
Assuming you have number in the string as you mentioned. You can go through the string and find the first number as a point of division of string.
str = "Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301";
for(i=0; i < str.length; i++)
{
if(parseInt(str[i]) >= 0 && parseInt(str[i]) <= 9)
break;
}
firstPart = str.substring(0, i);
secondPart = str.substring(i+1, str.length);
