extract line from javascript

Question

Hi

I need to extract this line of code from a script i am retrieving via ajax..

this line new Date(2010, 10 - 1, 31, 23, 59, 59) from

jQuery(function () { jQuery('#dealCountdown').countdown({ 
until: new Date(2010, 10 - 1, 31, 23, 59, 59), 
serverSync: serverTime, 
timezone: +11, 
compact: true, 
format: 'HMS', 
expiryUrl: BASE, 
layout: '

Is it possible to do this with jquery. The jquery selector won't let me manipulate script tags.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Use javascript's native function String.match:

importantline = "" + ajax_data.match(/until:\s.*,/);
importantline = importantline.replace(/^until:|,$/gi, "");

importantline should have the string you need

I added a jsfiddle to make clear it works: http://jsfiddle.net/elektronikLexikon/3eZAf/