Help with a Regular Expression

[Mr.Steskal]

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Regular Expression
Help

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I need help writing a regular expression that only returns part of a
string.

For Example I have a multi-line text fragment like below:

PC ADVISORS, LC
1234 MT. PARMA ROAD. SUITE A1
ATLANTA, GA 30097
PH. [phone]

I write a regular express that retrieves the second line. I want to
only return all the data before SUITE A1 in the line. The regular
expression I have so far is "\n\n.*?! S" . This returns "1234 MT.
PARMA ROAD. S" . Could anybody help me figure out how to write a
regular expression that only returns "1234 MT. PARMA ROAD." . The
stipulation is that the first part of the line is a variable length.

Thanks,

John

[David Mark]

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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Regular Expression
Help

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I need help writing a regular expression that only returns part of a
string.

For Example I have a multi-line text fragment like below:

PC ADVISORS, LC
1234 MT. PARMA ROAD. SUITE A1
ATLANTA, GA 30097
PH. [phone]

I write a regular express that retrieves the second line. I want to
only return all the data before SUITE A1 in the line. The regular
expression I have so far is "\n\n.*?! S" . This returns "1234 MT.
PARMA ROAD. S" . Could anybody help me figure out how to write a
regular expression that only returns "1234 MT. PARMA ROAD." . The
stipulation is that the first part of the line is a variable length.

Will it always end in "SUITE xyz?" If so, use something like "(\n\n.*?!)
SUITE" and reference the sub-match.

[Evertjan.]

Mr.Steskal wrote on 11 jul 2007 in comp.lang.javascript:

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Regular Expression
Help

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I need help writing a regular expression that only returns part of a
string.

For Example I have a multi-line text fragment like below:

PC ADVISORS, LC
1234 MT. PARMA ROAD. SUITE A1
ATLANTA, GA 30097
PH. [phone]

I write a regular express that retrieves the second line. I want to
only return all the data before SUITE A1 in the line. The regular
expression I have so far is "\n\n.*?! S" . This returns "1234 MT.
PARMA ROAD. S" . Could anybody help me figure out how to write a
regular expression that only returns "1234 MT. PARMA ROAD." . The
stipulation is that the first part of the line is a variable length.

<script type='text/javascript'>

var t = 'PC ADVISORS, LC\n1234 MT. PARMA ROAD. SUITE A1\n'+
'ATLANTA, GA 30097\nPH. [phone]'

t = t.replace(/(^.*?\n)|( suite[\s\S]*)/ig,'')

alert(t)

</script>

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <11*********************@w3g2000hsg.goog
legroups.com>, Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:52:51, Mr.Steskal
<js******@recidev.composted:

>For Example I have a multi-line text fragment like below:

PC ADVISORS, LC
1234 MT. PARMA ROAD. SUITE A1
ATLANTA, GA 30097
PH. [phone]

The first question must be whether SUITE... will always be present.
Then, if it is not, what should the result be.

In practice, it will make little difference; but, for readability, it
might be better to use .match when the underlying intention is to copy a
fragment and .replace when it is to edit the contents.

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