Yeah that works sort of. The issue is that I need to stop before or right after a "," series.
So given this string: "title":"houses","count":47,"group":true,"connection":39, I need to stop when I get "title":"houses"," or "title":"houses" or "title":"houses or houses. I am trying to extract whatever is given for title, which in this example is houses. Thanks --- In [email protected], Guy Morton <g...@...> wrote: > > Is your data actually split over multiple lines? Or is it just > wrapping in the email? > > The problem, I think, is in your second set of parentheses. You search > for "," followed by 0 or more word characters, then a colon. That > pattern does not appear in your search string. > > Also, that .* between your two sets seems a little odd. It will match > everything between your first and second matches. But perhaps that's > what you want. > > This successfully matches your string...maybe it will help you? > > var pattern:RegExp = new RegExp('(\"name\":\").*(\",\"[a-zA-Z]* > \":)','i'); > > This matches "name":" and ","id": > > Generally speaking, I find the easiest thing to do with regexps is to > make them smaller and get the smaller ones working first then string > them together. > > regards > > Guy > > On 13/01/2009, at 6:01 PM, flexaustin wrote: > > > pattern = new RegExp('(?<=\"name\":\").*(?=\",\"\w*:)', 'i'); > > var resultArr:Array = pattern.exec(data); > > > > resultArr ends up equaling null; > > > > But if you check this: (?<=\"name\":\").*(?=\",\"\w*:) using > > http://gskinner.com/RegExr/ it says it works using this data > > > > "error":32,"count":47,"group":true,"connection":39,"warning": > > 3 > > ,"name > > ":"Workstations > > ","title":"Workstations","model":"workstation","ticket": > > 1,"type":"TagCategory","id":1 > > > > So why is it not working in my code? If anyone has any suggestions I > > would appreciate it. I have been trying to get this to work for 10 > > hours straight. > > > > TIA > > > > > > >
