Match until the next (and not the last) space after a specific pattern

Question

Considering the following string

"Nr.: &N|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 / 8|9|10|11|12 / 2014"

I would like to get the following match:

"&N|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 / 8|9|10|11|12 "

Though the regex pattern &N\|(.*|$)\s matches:

"&N|1|2|3|4|5|6|7 / 8|9|10|11|12 / "

But after the last vertical line, I would like to match only until the next and not the last space.

Any ideas of how I could solve this?

There are many ways to match it, including `&[^/]*/[^/]*`. But how strict do you want the regex to be? — nhahtdh, Jan 15 '14 at 11:16

hwnd · Answer 1 · 2014-01-15T11:45:35.127

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One of many ways you could achieve this.

&[^&]*(?=/)

edited Jan 15 '14 at 11:45

answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:29

hwnd

I can't rely on the slash, so Vasili's answer did it. Thanks anyway! – Fabian Bigler Jan 15 '14 at 13:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:29

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If there is always going to be a space and a slash and a space and a year at the end you can do this:

&N\|(.*|$)\/

The match will be:

"1|2|3|4|5|6|7 / 8|9|10|11|12 "

answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:29

e h

I can't rely on the slash, so Vasili's answer did it. Thanks anyway! – Fabian Bigler Jan 15 '14 at 13:20

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:31

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Lots of ways to do this. My personal creation:

&.*\|[^ ]*

answered Jan 15 '14 at 11:31

Vasili Syrakis

after editing to &N.*\|[^ ]*, it fits perfectly my criteria, thanks a lot! – Fabian Bigler Jan 15 '14 at 12:30

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