Link to home
Start Free TrialLog in
Avatar of Saroj13
Saroj13

asked on

How to get substring from string javascript

Hi, I have this string: http://msn.com/news/Stories/65789?id=12&type=software

How to get 65789??
http://msn.com/news/Stories/65789?id=12&type=software

Open in new window

Avatar of k_murli_krishna
k_murli_krishna
Flag of India image

Please refer:
JavaScript substring() Method
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_substring.asp
JavaScript - Strings
http://www.quirksmode.org/js/strings.html
Javascript: substr() v.s. substring() « Rudimentary Art of ...
http://rapd.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/javascript-substr-vs-substring/
var str = "http://msn.com/news/Stories/65789?id=12&type=software";
var regEx = /([0-9]+)/;
var match = regEx.exec(str)[0];
Avatar of prokvk
prokvk

i.e. like this:



var str = 'http://msn.com/news/Stories/65789?id=12&type=software';
            
            var reg = new RegExp('(.*)Stories\/([0-9]+)\?(.*)','i');
            
            var val = str.replace(reg,'$2');
            
            alert(val);

Open in new window

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Avatar of petiex
petiex
Flag of United States of America image

Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial