How do I use regex in JavaScript to capture the text between two particular characters? -

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How do I use regex in JavaScript to capture the text between two particular characters? -

in illustration below trying capture text between 2 asterixes.

var str="the *rain in spain* stays in plain"; var patt1=/\*...\*/; console.log(str.match(patt1));

i'm trying follow illustration here

http://www.regular-expressions.info/examples.html

\q...\e matches characters between \q , \e literally, suppressing meaning of special characters.

but having problem next along

try

var str="the *rain in spain* stays in plain"; var patt1=/\*.*\*/; console.log(str.match(patt1));

the \* means literal "*" character. . means character , * means number of times, .* means "any number of characters".

optional bonus:

the code above should work fine, you'll notice matches greedily. input abcd*efgh*ijkl*mnop, output *efgh*ijkl*, whereas might have preferred non-greedy match *efgh*.

to this, utilize

var patt1=/\*.*?\*/;

the ? operator indicates non-greediness , ensures to the lowest degree number of characters possible next \* eaten, whereas without ?, characters possible next \* eaten.

to larn more recommend http://www.regular-expressions.info/repeat.html . in particular read "laziness instead of greediness" part.

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