Javascript regex to find PHP object

Question

How can i find a php objects property using regex in javascript?

For example, heres some php.

 $obj = new stdClass();
 $obj->name = '';

With the regex, i wish to get name.

I imagine the regex would look for a /\$\w+/ variable followed by ->, or maybe only ->?

The purpose for the regex is to extend some syntax highlighting.

Are you trying to parse PHP code with Javascript? What are you trying to accomplish? — Charles
– Charles, Commented Dec 23, 2012 at 20:11

sapht · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-23 20:22:22Z

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\$[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\s*->\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\s*=\s*([^;]+); will work assuming no quoted semicolons; if you have quoted semicolons, regexes are a bad choice. First group is the variable name and the second is the assignment.

answered Dec 23, 2012 at 20:22

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cnotethegr8 Over a year ago

For some reason im having trouble with the -> part. If i shorten the code to test what breaks, \$[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\s*- will select $obj-, but '\$[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\s*->' will not select $obj->... Any reason why that could be?

cnotethegr8 Over a year ago

Interesting, i figured out the reason why i have been having trouble with this is because at some point the code is going back and forth between html entities. So $[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\s*-> actually works for me.

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