Javascript and Regex remove text

Question

I have a ul with a lot of li each with a child, like that:

<ul>
    <li><a href="#">Belts (2)</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Tenis (92)</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">T-Shirts (368)</a></li>
</ul>

I need to remove the parentheses and the numbers inside, but let the rest, i.e:

<ul>
    <li><a href="#">Belts</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Tenis</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">T-Shirts</a></li>
</ul>

How to do it with jquery and regular expression? I have no idea! :(

Jason McCreary · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-07 19:10:37Z

3

$("ul li a").html(function(i, html) {
    return html.replace(/\(\d*\)/, "");
});

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/JVVvQ/

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answered Jan 7, 2013 at 18:52

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4 Comments

+ for first with demo. Although you were missing the trailing space.

@JasonMcCreary That doesn't make much sense though :)

well it's the requirement.

@JasonMcCreary Well, if serious, the requirement is to remove the parentheses and the numbers inside, but nothing about the space before.

Joseph Silber · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-07 18:53:14Z

2

$('a').text(function (_, v) {
    return v.replace(/ \(\d+\)$/, '');
});

answered Jan 7, 2013 at 18:53

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