[Solved] Javascript Regex Conditional

Question

Here’s a solution which uses non-capturing groups (?:stuff) which I prefer so I don’t have to dig through the result groups to find the string I’m interested in.

(?:#)(?:[\w\d]+-)?([\w\d]+)

First it throws out the # character, then throws out the stuff up to and including the - character, if it is there, then groups the rest as your match.

Accepted Answer

Here’s a solution which uses non-capturing groups (?:stuff) which I prefer so I don’t have to dig through the result groups to find the string I’m interested in.

(?:#)(?:[\w\d]+-)?([\w\d]+)

First it throws out the # character, then throws out the stuff up to and including the - character, if it is there, then groups the rest as your match.