Extract string between other strings using RegEx

Question

I would like to extract the string between site: and .com using pure RegEx, e.g.,

string = "site:linkedin.com/in"
result = "linkedin"

string = "site:instagram.com"
result = "instagram"

Thanks in advance.

Gilles Quénot · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-29 01:40:12Z

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(?<=site:).*?(?=.com)

It use look around advanced regex technique

answered May 29, 2020 at 1:35

Gilles Quénot

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