Get Specific part of a String in Javascript

Question

I have a string containing something like this

"Hello bla bla bla bla ok, once more bla können. // this is static: it doesn't change

This is a text, this also a text. // this is dynamically added text it can change each time

My name mysurename  // this is also static text 
www.blabla.com 
"

Now I have content and I have to get the first part of the string and the third part, I want to be able to have 3 parts, I think I have to split it using something like split();

string1 = "Hello bla bla bla bla ok, once more bla können.;

string2 = ""; // i have this part 

string3 ="My name mysurename";

If it helps the first part ends with "können. " and the third part ends with the url above // its a fictional URL

Umm the strings shown in the two code pieces don't match. Also you don't say where this text comes from. Is it in a variable? Or what. And are those linebreaks only for illustration or the text always formatted like this one linebreak between 1st textpiece and 2nd textart and two linebreaks bewteen 2nd and 3rd textpiece — jitter
– jitter, Commented Mar 18, 2010 at 14:08
I've read this three times now and I still can't figure out what it's about. — Pointy
– Pointy, Commented Mar 18, 2010 at 14:11
I need to split them in 3 parts, string.split("können."); doesnt work — streetparade
– streetparade, Commented Mar 18, 2010 at 14:24
jQuery is a DOM manipulation toolkit and AJAX library. jQuery has nothing to do with splitting strings. — nickf
– nickf, Commented Mar 18, 2010 at 14:30

jitter · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-18 14:24:36Z

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match = subject.match(/(First static string)([\s\S]*?)(Second static string)/);
if (match != null) {
    statictext1 = match[1]; // capturing group 1
    dynamictext = match[2]; // capturing group 2
    statictext2 = match[3]; // capturing group 3
} else {
    // Match attempt failed
}

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 14:24

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streetparade Over a year ago

Thanks i need to split the text in 3 parts

Alsciende · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-18 14:31:46Z

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myString.split("\n");

You'll get an array of 3 parts.

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 14:31

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Tim Pietzcker · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-18 14:15:51Z

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I'm not sure I can parse the question correctly, but it looks like you might be wanting to collect any text between two static strings. If that's right, then the answer is:

First static string(.*?)Second static string

In JavaScript:

match = subject.match(/First static string([\s\S]*?)Second static string/);
if (match != null) {
    text = match[1] // capturing group 1
} else {
    // Match attempt failed
}

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 14:15

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streetparade Over a year ago

I need to split it in 3 parts

Tim Pietzcker Over a year ago

What three parts? jitter already modified my solution to also match the static strings (but it doesn't make much sense to capture static parts of a regex)...

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