Regex to extract a string

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I have a string as

Celcom10 | 105ABCD | Celcom

This is my regex (\s\w+) however this also capture the white space.

How do I write a regex to obtain the middle values 105ABCD excluding the pipe and whitespace ?

I only need a regex pattern since this will be inserted within a diagram which will be executed in an automated test.

I cant use split function because this regex will be put within an ARIS diagram — abiieez
– abiieez, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 19:01
@abiieez If that's the case then use [^\s|]+. But really, please try to clarify your question from the start by giving maximal information. Getting to the "real" question after 7 edits is a pain. Also if you're using some custom program, then why in the world are you asking us on how to get a specific group. Try to search on your own since it's not pure javascript. — HamZa
– HamZa, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 20:20

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-21 13:03:20Z

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You could try this also

[^ |]+

answered Jul 21, 2014 at 13:03

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abiieez Over a year ago

How can I modify that to get the first, second or third only ?

abiieez Over a year ago

I need only the middle value 105ABCD

HamZa · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-21 13:05:38Z

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This is pretty easy and straightforward if you split the string by: \s*[|]\s*

Explanation:

\s* match optional whitespaces
[|] match a literal pipe, | means or in regex but if you put it in a character class [] it loses it's meaning
\s* match optional whitespaces

Sample code:

input = 'somenickname | 1231231 | brand';
output = input.split(/\s*[|]\s*/);

// Printing
for(i = 0, l = output.length;i < l;i++){
    document.write('index: ' + i + ' & value: ' + output[i] + '<br>');
}

Output:

index: 0 & value: somenickname
index: 1 & value: 1231231
index: 2 & value: brand

answered Jul 21, 2014 at 13:05

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:57:44Z

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I need a regex (or maybe 3) to extract all the three words / number (excluding the whitespace and pipe)

Get the matched group from index 1. Here parenthesis (...) is used to capture the groups.

(\w+)

Live Demo

\w       match any word character [a-zA-Z0-9_]

Have a look at the sample code

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:57

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answered Jul 21, 2014 at 12:51

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5 Comments

Pramod S. Nikam Over a year ago

What if these words has any special character?

HamZa Over a year ago

Using a capturing group is redundant here.

abiieez Over a year ago

that works thanks. Can I choose to capture the 2nd or 3rd occurrence only ?

abiieez Over a year ago

Is the group index used to extract the which text matches ? I still cant figure it out

abiieez Over a year ago

I need a regex, not split function.

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