Sometimes, we want to extract a string using JavaScript regex.
In this article, we’ll look at how to extract a string using JavaScript regex.
How to extract a string using JavaScript regex?
To extract a string using JavaScript regex, we can use the regex exec method.
For instance, we write
const extractSummary = (iCalContent) => {
const rx = /\nSUMMARY:(.*)\n/g;
const arr = rx.exec(iCalContent);
return arr[1];
};
to define the extractSummary function that gets the part of the iCalContent string that has the 'SUMMARY:' and some text after it.
Then we get the match with arr[1].
Conclusion
To extract a string using JavaScript regex, we can use the regex exec method.
