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

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

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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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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Tips For AllFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM
you could do

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