Javascript regexObj.exec() says TypeError: pattern.exec is not a function

Question

I want to extract image name from img tag with regex in javascript. My problem is that console.log() throws Exception:TypeError: pattern.exec is not a function.

JS:

$("label.btn-danger").on('click',function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    var src = $(this).parents("label").find("img").attr("src");
    var pattern = "/\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig";
    var result = pattern.exec(src)
    console.log(result);
});

var pattern = /\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig; — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 13:08
Yes [0] element will be full matched input and [1] will be first matched group. — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 13:11
Try changing .attr("src") to prop("src") and see what happens — adeneo
– adeneo, Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 13:20

KooiInc · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-30 13:48:54Z

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var pattern = "/\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig";

Creates a string. A string has no method exec. You meant a RegExp literal:

var pattern = /\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig;

I suppose you might as wel use the RegExp.test method here, if all you need is confirmation that src complies to the given pattern:

var result = /\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig.test(src);

If you need a matched value, use RegExp.match:

var result = src.match(/\/([A-Z0-9_-]{1,}\.(?:png|jpg|gif|jpeg))/ig);
// let src be '../images/someimage.png'
// then result[0] = '/someimage.png'

edited Nov 30, 2013 at 13:48

answered Nov 30, 2013 at 13:12

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Ramin Omrani Over a year ago

I can't extract the image name with result[1]. what should I do?

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