Javascript regex for in between slashes

Question

In my current Javascript code I'm using:

.match(/[^/]+$/)

to get the final element of an url. For example, appltying it to:

/country/set/profile/yellow

would return me yellow. Now, I'm facing a problem, as I will need the element that always comes after /country/. for example, applying this new regex to:

/country/set/profile/yellow

would return me set. I've been trying a lot of things, but without any success. Any idea on how to solve this?

Here is a great resource for constructing and understanding Regex expressions => regex101.com — Pa Ye
– Pa Ye, Commented Mar 28, 2018 at 11:39
You know that you don't always need to use regex? Split at /, find the index of country, and +1. — user202729
– user202729, Commented Mar 28, 2018 at 11:41
Why is that question downvoted so strongly? He said, he tried different things, but without any success. Should he say: ... I tried .* but it didn't work. that you downvoter guys are happy? — bobble bubble
– bobble bubble, Commented Mar 28, 2018 at 11:54

Jeremy Thille · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-28 11:45:26Z

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I wouldn't even use a regex for that. You can split your URL and find the correct segment :

let url = "some/stuff/here/country/set/profile/yellow",
    segments = url.split("/"),
    countryIndex = segments.indexOf("country"),
    word = segments[countryIndex + 1]
    
console.log(word) // "set"

Or in a more condensed form :

let segments = "some/stuff/here/country/set/profile/yellow".split("/")
        
console.log( segments[ segments.indexOf("country") +1 ] ) // "set"

answered Mar 28, 2018 at 11:45

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