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As the title suggests I need to get X amount of characters from a string but HTML is not including in the count.
Example string
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> test
9 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est
13 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>str
19 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> te
I'm not too sure where to go from the basic
(.*?){0,10}
Also, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character?
javascript regex
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Wiktor Stribiżew
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As the title suggests I need to get X amount of characters from a string but HTML is not including in the count.
Example string
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> test
9 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est
13 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>str
19 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> te
I'm not too sure where to go from the basic
(.*?){0,10}
Also, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character?
javascript regex
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
Try^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
Like this?^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Very close I've changed it a little to^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21}but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
I've just worked it out^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21}regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03
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As the title suggests I need to get X amount of characters from a string but HTML is not including in the count.
Example string
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> test
9 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est
13 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>str
19 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> te
I'm not too sure where to go from the basic
(.*?){0,10}
Also, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character?
javascript regex
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
As the title suggests I need to get X amount of characters from a string but HTML is not including in the count.
Example string
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> test
9 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est
13 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>str
19 characters would output
Some <i>t</i>est <b>string</b> te
I'm not too sure where to go from the basic
(.*?){0,10}
Also, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character?
javascript regex
javascript regex
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
edited Nov 19 '18 at 13:28
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
308k16126202
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
asked Nov 19 '18 at 11:48
Adam Buckley
184
184
Try^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
Like this?^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Very close I've changed it a little to^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21}but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
I've just worked it out^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21}regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03
|
show 1 more comment
Try^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
Like this?^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Very close I've changed it a little to^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21}but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
I've just worked it out^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21}regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03
Try
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
Try
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
Like this?
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Like this?
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Very close I've changed it a little to
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21} but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
Very close I've changed it a little to
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21} but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
I've just worked it out
^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21} regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03
I've just worked it out
^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21} regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03
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To match a certain amount of chars from the string start excluding substrings like <...> from the count and counting &XX*; entities as one unit, you may use
^(?:&[^s;]*;|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){20}
See the regex demo.
Details
^- start of string
(?:- start of a non-capturing group that will serve as a containter for the alternatives below:
&[^s;]*;- a&, 0 or more chars other than whitespace and;and then;
|- or
(?:<[^<>]*>)*.- 0 or more repetitions of<, 0+ chars other than<and>and then>, and then any char other than a line break char (use DOTALL modifier to match any char with.)
){20}- end of the container group and the limiting quantifier tells the engine to match 20 consecutive occurrences of its pattern.
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To match a certain amount of chars from the string start excluding substrings like <...> from the count and counting &XX*; entities as one unit, you may use
^(?:&[^s;]*;|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){20}
See the regex demo.
Details
^- start of string
(?:- start of a non-capturing group that will serve as a containter for the alternatives below:
&[^s;]*;- a&, 0 or more chars other than whitespace and;and then;
|- or
(?:<[^<>]*>)*.- 0 or more repetitions of<, 0+ chars other than<and>and then>, and then any char other than a line break char (use DOTALL modifier to match any char with.)
){20}- end of the container group and the limiting quantifier tells the engine to match 20 consecutive occurrences of its pattern.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:27
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To match a certain amount of chars from the string start excluding substrings like <...> from the count and counting &XX*; entities as one unit, you may use
^(?:&[^s;]*;|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){20}
See the regex demo.
Details
^- start of string
(?:- start of a non-capturing group that will serve as a containter for the alternatives below:
&[^s;]*;- a&, 0 or more chars other than whitespace and;and then;
|- or
(?:<[^<>]*>)*.- 0 or more repetitions of<, 0+ chars other than<and>and then>, and then any char other than a line break char (use DOTALL modifier to match any char with.)
){20}- end of the container group and the limiting quantifier tells the engine to match 20 consecutive occurrences of its pattern.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:27
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To match a certain amount of chars from the string start excluding substrings like <...> from the count and counting &XX*; entities as one unit, you may use
^(?:&[^s;]*;|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){20}
See the regex demo.
Details
^- start of string
(?:- start of a non-capturing group that will serve as a containter for the alternatives below:
&[^s;]*;- a&, 0 or more chars other than whitespace and;and then;
|- or
(?:<[^<>]*>)*.- 0 or more repetitions of<, 0+ chars other than<and>and then>, and then any char other than a line break char (use DOTALL modifier to match any char with.)
){20}- end of the container group and the limiting quantifier tells the engine to match 20 consecutive occurrences of its pattern.
answered Nov 19 '18 at 13:27
Wiktor Stribiżew
308k16126202
To match a certain amount of chars from the string start excluding substrings like <...> from the count and counting &XX*; entities as one unit, you may use
^(?:&[^s;]*;|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){20}
See the regex demo.
Details
^- start of string
(?:- start of a non-capturing group that will serve as a containter for the alternatives below:
&[^s;]*;- a&, 0 or more chars other than whitespace and;and then;
|- or
(?:<[^<>]*>)*.- 0 or more repetitions of<, 0+ chars other than<and>and then>, and then any char other than a line break char (use DOTALL modifier to match any char with.)
){20}- end of the container group and the limiting quantifier tells the engine to match 20 consecutive occurrences of its pattern.
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^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)*[^<]){9}, see demo.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 11:51
That's great, although I have just thought a head, is there a way to make HTML encoded characters e.g. < count as one character? also how do I upvote you on a comment?
– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:15
Like this?
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>|<.*?>)*.){9}– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 19 '18 at 12:17
Very close I've changed it a little to
^(?:(?:<[^<>]*>)|(?:&[^s+]*;)*.){21}but I want the &.*; to count as one letter. any ideas?– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 12:56
I've just worked it out
^(?:(?:&[^s+]*;)|(?:<[^<>]*>)*.){21}regex101.com/r/ecW1A4/1 change the number between 19 and 20 to see what I was aiming for. Thank you for your help.– Adam Buckley
Nov 19 '18 at 13:03