Javascript Regex to match substrings between two Strings but the substrings can contain DOT (.)

Question

I do want to match all subbstrings which are between {{ and }}

When this substring does not contain . , the regex works fine :

"When he come, {{person}} will give his son {{something}}".match(/{{(\w*)}}/g) ;

Result :

["{{person}}", "{{something}}"]

Now , if this substring contains .(dot) , the regex does not work as it is expected :

"When he come, {{person.firstname}} will give his son {{something}}".match(/{{(\w*)}}/g) ;

Result :

["{{something}}"]

alpha bravo · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-28 00:23:49Z

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or use this pattern to match anything between {{ and }}

{{([^}]*)}}

explanation:

[^}] a character class, anything but "}"

answered Feb 28, 2015 at 0:23

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Marvin · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-28 00:22:20Z

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Use this regular expression to include an arbitrary number of points as well:

/{{([\w\.]*)}}/g

answered Feb 28, 2015 at 0:22

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