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rated 0 times [ 106] [ 2] / answers: 1 / hits: 43487 / 12 Years ago, thu, april 26, 2012, 12:00:00

I tried different ways to escape the parentheses using regex in JavaScript but I still can't make it work.

This is the string:

abc(blah (blah) blah()...).def(blah() (blah).. () ...)

I want this to be detected:

abc().def()

Using this code, it returns false.

 str.match(/abc([^)]*).def([^)]*)/i);

Can you please tell me why my regex is not working?

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answered 12 Years ago wyattkennyc · Accepted Answer

This regex will match the string you provided:

(abc().+().def().+())

And using backreferences $1$2$3 will produce abc().def()

Or just use this if you don't want the back references:

abc(.+).def(.+)