Regex match between regular expressions

Question

I want to get the anchor in a URL, where the anchor (#text) can be in these formats:

https://example.com/#section3?a=1a&b=2b
https://example.com/#section3&a=1a&b=2b
https://example.com/?a=1a&b=2b#section3
https://example.com/&a=1a&b=2b#section3

So I would have to get the following in all cases:

#section3

Anchors in the URL can only contain ASCII characters, so I though this could be used for that.

I got this, and although it seems to work, it seems to be it can be done better and shorter?

#(.)*\?|#(.)*?\&|#(.)*

Why not split on anchors and then strip until you got the desired result? — Mouser, Oct 10 '17 at 16:46

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '17 at 16:47

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If I don't misunderstood your question then this is one of many solution.

#([^?&\s]+)

Demo: https://regex101.com/r/asDvr6/1

answered Oct 10 '17 at 16:47

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