I'm trying to break a location.hash into an array using a RegEx. I can't for the life of me get the RegEx right.
the location.hash can be either "#/A/B/C/D" or "#/A/B/C/D/"
and must break down into "A", "B", "C", "D".
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A:
Doesn't get much easier than:
var a = location.hash.split('/');
You still get # as first result, but you can easily remove or ignore it.
Kobi
2010-08-04 07:04:15
Well, that's an easier solution.
Allan
2010-08-04 07:05:59
@Allan - that *is* a Regex `:)`, split is using a regex anyway, but it is dead simple in this case.
Kobi
2010-08-04 07:07:05
If you must, you can use `var a = location.hash.match(/[^#\/]+/g);`, but you don't really need it here.
Kobi
2010-08-04 07:09:08
Using 'split' does seem to be the most obvious, and easier to uderstand for anybody who has to maintain the code in future. Using var a = location.hash.split('/').shift(); will get rid of the '#', leaving and array with "A", "B", "C", "D" in it.
belugabob
2010-08-04 07:17:51
+1
A:
I'd trim the leading/trailing guff then split on /:
location.hash.replace(/^#\/|\/$/g, '').split('/');
harto
2010-08-04 07:07:28