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rated 0 times [ 21] [ 6] / answers: 1 / hits: 30659 / 11 Years ago, thu, august 1, 2013, 12:00:00

I want to test if a string can match a pattern in javascript

problem is there is a random string in the middle
pattern: account/os/some_random_string/call_back

so a string look like below will match

var mystring = account/os/1234567/call_back

thanks

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answered 11 Years ago nia · Accepted Answer

You want a regex for starts with account/os/ and ends with /call_back, here's one:

/^account/os/.*/call_back$/

.* will match any random string (including the empty string.). If you want a minimum length on the random string you change the *:

.*    : 0 or more characters

.+    : 1 or more characters

.{n,} : n or more characters (replace n with an actual number)