So i currently have this:
matches = val.match(/kickstarter\/projects(.*?)/);
To match the info after a kickstarters project url like this for example:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/defiant/hand-of-fate-a-card-game-that-comes-to-life?ref=home_spotlight
So with that code it gives me:
/defiant/hand-of-fate-a-card-game-that-comes-to-life?ref=home_spotlight
I want it to remove anything where there is a ? including that character itself.
I would actually do something like
newstr = str.split("?")[0];
You can't remove stuff by using the match function. But you surely can use
val.replace(/\?.*$/, '')
to replace anything from a question mark to the end by an empty string.
Just use [^?] instead of . in your re:
> url.match(/kickstarter\.com\/projects([^?]+)/)[1]
"/defiant/hand-of-fate-a-card-game-that-comes-to-life"
The regex you want is:
matches = val.match(/kickstarter.com\/projects([^?]*)/)
