js Regex replace first part

Question

Sorry, for that (but I´m a regex noob)

in js how would one replace the first folder in a url string.

Pseudo Code:

Replace at start of string: /any-amount-of-characters/ with nothing

Examples

$path = '/xyz/abc/';

should result in

$path = 'abc/';

Thanks!

vks · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-07 09:57:06Z

4

^\/[^/]*\/

Try this.Replace by empty string.See demo.

var re = /^\/[^\/]*\//g;
var str = '/xyz/abc/';
var subst = '';

var result = str.replace(re, subst);

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 9:50

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create! Works! Thank you!

Rhumborl · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-07 09:52:12Z

2

You need to use match the start of the string using ^:

$path = '/xyz/abc/';
$path = $path.replace(/^\/?[^\/]*\//, '');

Broken down:

^ - start of string
\/? - optional leading / (remove the ? if required)
[^\/]* - any number of characters except / (use + instead of * if you there must be at least 1 character)
\/ trailing /

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 9:52

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