How to split a string after the nth occurence of a character?

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I have a string which i need to split in javascript var str = 'Lenovo Essential G500s (59-388254) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 8GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 2GB Graph) (Free carry bag) (Black)';

I need to retrieve just 'Lenovo Essential G500s (59-388254) Laptop' i.e, i should be able to split the string after the second occurrence of '(' character.

I have tried using the .split() function, but I am not able to specify the position. Please help.

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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  var str = 'Lenovo Essential G500s (59-388254) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 8GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 2GB Graph) (Free carry bag) (Black)';

  var firstBracket = str.indexOf('(');
  var secondBracket = str.indexOf('(', firstBracket+1)
  str.substring(0, secondBracket);

This will give you the section you're looking for.

For a more general solution, see the existing answer: How to get the nth occurrence in a string?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Oct 10 '13 at 10:58

Evan Knowles

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OP is asking for the nth occurrence. This only fits one example in which n=1 (assuming zero-based index). – Boaz Oct 10 '13 at 10:59
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He asks for "second occurrence of '(' character". I cannot see a question for the nth occurrence. – Sebastian vom Meer Oct 10 '13 at 11:01
I'll add the existing question which a quick Google revealed. – Evan Knowles Oct 10 '13 at 11:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '13 at 11:02

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try this:

var str = 'Lenovo Essential G500s (59-388254) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 8GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 2GB Graph) (Free carry bag) (Black)';

var index =  str.indexOf(")");

var res = str.substring(0, index +1);

alert(res);

Cheers

answered Oct 10 '13 at 11:02

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How to split a string after the nth occurence of a character?

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