Remove part from string

Question

I have a string like this:

dir/subdir/file-hash.ext

Knowing that the "hash" part in the above text is always 8 numbers/letters long, how can I make this string as shown below:

dir/subdir/file.ext

The only thing that may change is the string having or not a / at the beginning.

I have no idea how can i achieve this

.replace(/-\w{8}(?=\.)/, "")?

Bergi
– Bergi

2013-09-10 11:19:12 +00:00
Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 11:19 — Bergi
– Bergi, Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 11:19
What do you mean by "hash part"?

user1636522
– user1636522

2013-09-10 11:20:28 +00:00
Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 11:20 — user1636522
– user1636522, Commented Sep 10, 2013 at 11:20

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-10 11:18:45Z

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With a regular expression :

var str2 = str1.replace(/-.{8}\.ext$/, '.ext');

If the extension may change (for example .odt instead of .txt , use

var str2 = str1.replace(/-.{8}(\.[\d\w]+)$/, '$1');

answered Sep 10, 2013 at 11:18

Denys Séguret

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Halcyon Over a year ago

You likely intended to escape the . before ext.

Halcyon · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-10 11:22:18Z

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Since you have fixed-length you don't need to use a regular expression. Use (last)indexOf and substr.

var path = "dir/subdir/file-01234567.ext"; // or "/dir/subdir/file-01234567.ext"
var pos = path.lastIndexOf("."); // find the last `.`
path = path.substr(0, pos - 8) + path.substr(pos); // dir/subdir/file-.ext

If you want it without the trailing - use:

path = path.substr(0, pos - 9) + path.substr(pos); // dir/subdir/file.ext

answered Sep 10, 2013 at 11:22

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