Regex: Can I name my matches and get them as an associative array?

Asked Aug 28 '15 at 11:52

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Ususually you get your matches somewhat like this:

var myString = "Hello Alex, I am John";
matches = myString.match(/"Hello (.+) I am (.+)/);
console.log(match[1]);
console.log(match[2]);

But is it possible in javscirpt to name your matches within the regex?

Somewhat like this:

var myString = "Hello Alex, I am John";
matches = myString.match(/"Hello ([hisName].+) I am ([yourName].+)/);
console.log(match.hisName);
console.log(match.yourName);

asked Aug 28 '15 at 11:52

Forivin

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JS regex engine doesn't have named groups. – anubhava Aug 28 '15 at 11:54
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5367369/named-capturing-groups-in-javascript-regex – potatopeelings Aug 28 '15 at 11:55
Oh, it's called named capturing groups.. I didn't know that. My question can be marked as duplicate then. – Forivin Aug 28 '15 at 11:59
@Forivin I was going to add an answer but it was marked as duplicate. BTW, I've added it to the whole Q&A: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5367369/named-capturing-groups-in-javascript-regex/32271196#32271196 – Matías Fidemraizer Aug 28 '15 at 12:35
@Forivin Maybe that simple function is enough for you ;P – Matías Fidemraizer Aug 28 '15 at 12:36

Regex: Can I name my matches and get them as an associative array?

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