RegEx example for fromcharcode

Question

This is a rudimentary question but what is the best regex expression to capture a fromcharcode range and making it efficient and extensible?

To start off up to the number range, what is the best way to capture the number range section making it extensible:

eval(String.fromCharCode(5, 45, 45, 59, 41, 32, 123, 32, 105, 102, 32, 40, 97, 108, 108, 115, 91, 105, 93, 46, 115, 114, 99, 46, 105, 110, 100, 101, 120, 79, 102, 40, 83, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 46, 102, 114, 111, 109, 67, 104, 97, 114, 67, 111, 100, 101, 40, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 49, 50, 48, 44, 32, 57, 55, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 52, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 41, 41, 32, 62, 32, 45, 49, 41, 32, 123, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 102, 97, 108, 115, 101, 59, 125, 32, 125, 32, 105, 102, 40, 110, 116, 51, 32, 6109, 101, 110, 116, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 39, 115, 99, 114, 105, 112, 116, 39, 41, 59, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 116, 114, 117, 101, 59, 32, 102, 111, 114, 32, 40, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 105, 32, 61, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 46, 108, 101, 110, 103, 116, 104, 59, 32, 105, 45, 45, 59, 41, 3249, 49, 54, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 49, 48, 54, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 54, 51, 44, 32, 49, 49, 56, 44, 32, 54, 49, 44, 32, 52, 57, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 52, 56, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 53, 49, 41, 59, 32, 32, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 32, 61, 32, 100, 111, 99, 117, 109, 101, 110, 116, 46, 103, 101, 116, 69, 108, 101, 109, 101, 110, 116, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 39, 115, 99, 114, 105, 112, 116, 39, 41, 59, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 116, 114, 117, 101, 59, 32, 102, 111, 114, 32, 40, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 105, 32, 61, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 46, 108, 101, 110, 103, 116, 104, 59, 105, 102, 32, 40, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 99, 46, 105, 110, 100, 101, 120, 79, 102, 40, 83, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 46, 102, 114, 111, 109, 67, 104, 97, 114, 67, 111, 100, 101, 40, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 49, 50, 48, 44, 32, 57, 55, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 52, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 41, 41, 32, 62, 32, 45, 49, 41, 32, 123, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 102, 97, 108, 115, 101, 59, 125, 32, 125, 32, 105, 102, 40, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 34, 104, 101, 97, 100, 34, 41, 91, 48, 93, 46, 97, 112, 112, 101, 110, 100, 67, 104, 105, 108, 100, 40, 115, 111, 109, 101, 115, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 41, 59, 32, 125));

To write something that can be applied to this and expanded on.

To capture this entire range while remaining quick and efficient. I'm just curious of how to effectively write the (...) number range portion. And need guidance with that. — secure777, Jun 09 '19 at 16:43
Sorry, I was referring to every number inside of the (). (23, 33, 44, 101 etc.) The range could vary but I am looking for a way to write this to the total length of numbers in the parentheses can change. — secure777, Jun 09 '19 at 16:54
Here you go `1(?:0[0-589]|1[0-24-8]|2[0135])|3(?:2(?:49)?|[49])|4[014-689]|5[0-79]?|6(?:1(?:09)?|[2679])|7[89]|8[34]|9[1379]` https://regex101.com/r/o8DbSQ/1 — , Jun 09 '19 at 16:57
Thanks for that but there some more generic that can be written to capture the number range not necessarily the numbers themselves as these can change over time? Something like a \(.{0,500} ? Or is there a better range to capture a range? — secure777, Jun 09 '19 at 17:03
I guess the real question is to convert it to characters when you get the codes, wherever you get them from, eh ? I voted to close this unclear question. — , Jun 09 '19 at 17:07
Btw, the decimal range of 0 - 256 in regex form is `\b(?:\d|[1-9]\d|1\d{2}|2[0-4]\d|25[0-6])\b` https://regex101.com/r/mL9gp2/1 — , Jun 09 '19 at 17:13
Yes, something like that but for now I was looking for the best way to capture a range other than {0,500} or {0,1000} etc. — secure777, Jun 09 '19 at 17:14
Well, the range is 1 dimensional in text form, it's just how you define it. There is a [Tool](http://www.regexformat.com/version7_files/Rx5_ScrnSht0.jpg) that does all this for you, just put in the range you need. — , Jun 09 '19 at 17:18
What is your goal? You get the whole digit part with eg [`(?:\d+, ?)*\d+`](https://regex101.com/r/KzceDF/3/) — bobble bubble, Jun 09 '19 at 18:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

I'm positive that regular expressions are superbly unnecessary here for handling this task, which we simply have a reasonable list of integers, which we can use arrays, apply split or join and perform range check/validation in any forms that we wish, with scripting, yet if that may not be an option, we would start with a simple expression to filter out our numbers and start from there:

([0-9]+)(,\s)?

const regex = /([0-9]+)(,\s)?/gm;
const str = `5, 45, 45, 59, 41, 32, 123, 32, 105, 102, 32, 40, 97, 108, 108, 115, 91, 105, 93, 46, 115, 114, 99, 46, 105, 110, 100, 101, 120, 79, 102, 40, 83, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 46, 102, 114, 111, 109, 67, 104, 97, 114, 67, 111, 100, 101, 40, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 49, 50, 48, 44, 32, 57, 55, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 52, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 41, 41, 32, 62, 32, 45, 49, 41, 32, 123, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 102, 97, 108, 115, 101, 59, 125, 32, 125, 32, 105, 102, 40, 110, 116, 51, 32, 6109, 101, 110, 116, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 39, 115, 99, 114, 105, 112, 116, 39, 41, 59, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 116, 114, 117, 101, 59, 32, 102, 111, 114, 32, 40, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 105, 32, 61, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 46, 108, 101, 110, 103, 116, 104, 59, 32, 105, 45, 45, 59, 41, 3249, 49, 54, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 49, 48, 54, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 54, 51, 44, 32, 49, 49, 56, 44, 32, 54, 49, 44, 32, 52, 57, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 52, 56, 44, 32, 52, 54, 44, 32, 53, 49, 41, 59, 32, 32, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 32, 61, 32, 100, 111, 99, 117, 109, 101, 110, 116, 46, 103, 101, 116, 69, 108, 101, 109, 101, 110, 116, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 39, 115, 99, 114, 105, 112, 116, 39, 41, 59, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 116, 114, 117, 101, 59, 32, 102, 111, 114, 32, 40, 32, 118, 97, 114, 32, 105, 32, 61, 32, 97, 108, 108, 115, 46, 108, 101, 110, 103, 116, 104, 59, 105, 102, 32, 40, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 99, 46, 105, 110, 100, 101, 120, 79, 102, 40, 83, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 46, 102, 114, 111, 109, 67, 104, 97, 114, 67, 111, 100, 101, 40, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 49, 50, 48, 44, 32, 57, 55, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 52, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 57, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 41, 41, 32, 62, 32, 45, 49, 41, 32, 123, 32, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61, 32, 102, 97, 108, 115, 101, 59, 125, 32, 125, 32, 105, 102, 40, 110, 116, 51, 32, 61,, 115, 66, 121, 84, 97, 103, 78, 97, 109, 101, 40, 34, 104, 101, 97, 100, 34, 41, 91, 48, 93, 46, 97, 112, 112, 101, 110, 100, 67, 104, 105, 108, 100, 40, 115, 111, 109, 101, 115, 116, 114, 105, 110, 103, 41, 59, 32, 125`;
let m;

while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
    // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
    if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
        regex.lastIndex++;
    }
    
    // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
    m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
        console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
    });
}

RegEx example for fromcharcode

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