Javascript match regex links

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Hi i have the following text in a div:

[http://www.google.com Google this link] some other random text [http://example.com and another website] but don't parse [this is not a link, leave me alone].

What I tried to do was to convert the links into normal html links. The Format is always like this, so it opens with a [ and then the url, followed by the link text and then a closing ]. But I only want to match links, not all text in square brackets.

I want to use the .match() function in javascript to do this task, but I wasn't able to figure out the regex expression (I only need the text parts that are links - the rest should be a simple split).

Any help would be apprechiated.

1 - What have you tried? 2 - First, you say you only want to match the links, then you say you only need the text parts... Which is it? — Elias Van Ootegem
– Elias Van Ootegem, Commented Apr 22, 2013 at 10:07

MaxArt · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-22 10:07:00Z

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Why .match and not .replace?

string.replace(/\[(https?:\/\/[^\]\s]+)(?: ([^\]]*))?\]/g, "<a href='$1'>$2</a>");

answered Apr 22, 2013 at 10:07

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mffap Over a year ago

wow... perfect. Someday, I need to get the hang of this... thank you!!

MaxArt Over a year ago

@mffap Yes, regexes are somewhat difficult but can do a great job. If the answer was useful, you can accept it by clicking on the tick mark on the left.

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