preg_replace equivalent in javascript

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But the thing is I want to actually match an pattern and then take the content in it and put it in a other var.

Ok.. i think I'm confusing people more than anything..

this is the code that would work in php.

$intBetweenTheTwoCurlyBraket = preg_replace("/^{([0-9]+)}.*/",'$1',"{132} TestString");

Right now what i have is.

 intBetweenTheTwoCurlyBraket = item.value.replace(/^{([0-9]+)}.*/i,"$1");

But it doesnt work. What im I doing Wrong.

Thanks for any help!

For some reason escaping the curly bracket did the job,..

Thanks for all your inputs My question is now resolved

Please refer this answer here: stackoverflow.com/a/407264/674127 — Anunay
– Anunay, Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 19:22
What is the expected output? "{132} TestString".replace(/^{([0-9]+)}.*/i,"$1") would be "132" — epascarello
– epascarello, Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 19:24
your js regex is already identical to the php version (except the i modifier, which isn't necessary). If it's not working, your issue is somewhere else, like not pulling the right value to replace (item.value) — CrayonViolent
– CrayonViolent, Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 19:27
For some reason escaping the curly bracket did the job,.. Thanks for all your inputs My question is resolved now. — Nicolas Racine
– Nicolas Racine, Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 19:30

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-03 19:21:41Z

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Escape { and } so use this regex in JS:

/^\{([0-9]+)\}.*/

answered Feb 3, 2014 at 19:21

anubhava

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