Removing url params using regex

Question

I have problem with removing params from url starting on ":". I have example path like:

/foo/:some_id/bar/:id

I would like to archive following result:

/foo/bar

I tried to create some regex. I figured out this:

\/:.*?\/

But this one removes :some_id but still It leaves :id part. Can you tell me how I can modify my regex to remove all params?

split by /. iterate through items. if it doesnt start with :, append it. — Sharky
– Sharky, Commented May 9, 2016 at 9:17

Wiktor Stribiżew · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-09 09:15:48Z

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Your regex requires a / to be present at the end. You cannot just remove the / from the regex since .*? won't match anything then. Use a negated character class:

\/:[^\/]+

See the regex demo

Pattern details:

\/: - matches a literal /:
[^\/]+ - matches 1+ characters other than / as [^...] defines a negated character class matching all characters but those defined in the class.

answered May 9, 2016 at 9:15

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dewastator Over a year ago

Thanks for solution and explanation ;)

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