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RegEx replace in Script expression
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:14 pm
by hover27
Hi,
I'm new with scripting in Switch.<br/>
I would like to replace RegEx Strings by group.
For example a string like 'a1b2c3_DDYYKK_123_ABC_X1Y1Z1'
The replaced string should be the substring between the 2nd and 3rd underscore -> '123'
If I use replace, that does not work.
Does anyone have an idea, why?
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var name = job.getJobState();
var pattern = /(.{0,9}_.{0,9}_)(.{1,9})(_.{1,9}_.{1,9})/;
var newname = name.replace(pattern,$2);
newname;
thank you
Re: RegEx replace in Script expression
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:00 am
by hover27
I answer myself:
look here:
http://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Develope ... egexp.html
.replace doesn't work in Switch Javascript.
The solution looks like this:
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re = /name: ([a-zA-Z ]+)/;
re.search( "name: John Doe, age: 42" );
re.cap(0); // returns "name: John Doe"
re.cap(1); // returns "John Doe"
re.cap(2); // returns undefined, no more captures.
Re: RegEx replace in Script expression
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:00 am
by Padawan
Replace does work in Switch javascript, it is a method in the string class :
https://www.enfocus.com/manuals/Develop ... ring.html
I can't try myself now but I think your first script will work when you replace
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var newname = name.replace(pattern,$2);
With
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var newname = name.replace(pattern,"\\2" );
Re: RegEx replace in Script expression
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:11 pm
by cstevens
you can also use the String.split('_') and Array.join('_') methods to convert these strings into an array and then modify the 3rd instance of the array:
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var inString = "a1b2c3_DDYYKK_123_ABC_X1Y1Z1";
var strArray = inString.split('_');
strArray[2] = "456";
inString = strArray.join("_");
s.log(1, "Modified String is: " + inString);
Re: RegEx replace in Script expression
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:29 am
by hover27
Thank you, both works
