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Splitting a string using a regexp that matches more than one character

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I am trying to achieve the following for both @ or # .







function split(val) {

    return val.split(/@/);

}



function extractLast(term) {

    return split(term).pop();

}







Any help really appreciated!


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  1. Tips For AllFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Try

    val.split(/@|#/g);


    The | is the regex equivalent of or. The g flag makes the expression match globally (ie all instances)

    See this fiddle

    As Pointy notes the g flag isn't necessary here. It is however necessary if wanting to find all matches within a string in JS regular expressions.

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  2. Tips For AllFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    you could do

    function split(val) {
    return val.split(/[@#]/g);
    }

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