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I have the following javascript code running on node.js version 8.9.4 :

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

The problem is the regex test is returning true but RegExp.$1 and $2 all are being empty. Values are not being captured.
What am I doing wrong?

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I have the following javascript code running on node.js version 8.9.4 :

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

The problem is the regex test is returning true but RegExp.$1 and $2 all are being empty. Values are not being captured.
What am I doing wrong?

javascript node.js regex

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This question already has an answer here:

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I have the following javascript code running on node.js version 8.9.4 :

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

The problem is the regex test is returning true but RegExp.$1 and $2 all are being empty. Values are not being captured.
What am I doing wrong?

javascript node.js regex

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edited Nov 22 '18 at 6:52

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I have the following javascript code running on node.js version 8.9.4 :

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

The problem is the regex test is returning true but RegExp.$1 and $2 all are being empty. Values are not being captured.
What am I doing wrong?

This question already has an answer here:

• 
  Alternative to deprecated RegExp.$n object properties
  
  1 answer
  
  

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

if (/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/.test('PROBLEM_5_YES_1_')) {

  console.log("Start"); //Start

  console.log(RegExp.$2); //

  console.log(RegExp.$1); //

  console.log("Printed"); //Printed

}

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  – user2932057
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The RegExp.$1-$9 properties are non-standard - as MDN says:

Non-standard

This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

So, it's not surprising that it doesn't work in some implementations.

RegExp refers to the global regular expression object, which is of course not the same thing as the test you just carried out. If you want to use the results of a match, you should use the .match method on the string (or exec on the pattern), and use the indicies of the resulting match object (with bracket notation and numeric indicies):

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

In Javascript, dollar signs followed by a number only have a meaning in a replacer function, where $1, for example, will be replaced with the first captured group:

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

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The RegExp.$1-$9 properties are non-standard - as MDN says:

Non-standard

This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

So, it's not surprising that it doesn't work in some implementations.

RegExp refers to the global regular expression object, which is of course not the same thing as the test you just carried out. If you want to use the results of a match, you should use the .match method on the string (or exec on the pattern), and use the indicies of the resulting match object (with bracket notation and numeric indicies):

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

In Javascript, dollar signs followed by a number only have a meaning in a replacer function, where $1, for example, will be replaced with the first captured group:

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 22 '18 at 6:52

answered Nov 22 '18 at 6:47

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add a comment | 

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The RegExp.$1-$9 properties are non-standard - as MDN says:

Non-standard

This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

So, it's not surprising that it doesn't work in some implementations.

RegExp refers to the global regular expression object, which is of course not the same thing as the test you just carried out. If you want to use the results of a match, you should use the .match method on the string (or exec on the pattern), and use the indicies of the resulting match object (with bracket notation and numeric indicies):

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

In Javascript, dollar signs followed by a number only have a meaning in a replacer function, where $1, for example, will be replaced with the first captured group:

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

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answered Nov 22 '18 at 6:47

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The RegExp.$1-$9 properties are non-standard - as MDN says:

Non-standard

This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

So, it's not surprising that it doesn't work in some implementations.

RegExp refers to the global regular expression object, which is of course not the same thing as the test you just carried out. If you want to use the results of a match, you should use the .match method on the string (or exec on the pattern), and use the indicies of the resulting match object (with bracket notation and numeric indicies):

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

In Javascript, dollar signs followed by a number only have a meaning in a replacer function, where $1, for example, will be replaced with the first captured group:

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

share|improve this answer

edited Nov 22 '18 at 6:52

answered Nov 22 '18 at 6:47

CertainPerformanceCertainPerformance

88.9k154977

The RegExp.$1-$9 properties are non-standard - as MDN says:

Non-standard

This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

So, it's not surprising that it doesn't work in some implementations.

RegExp refers to the global regular expression object, which is of course not the same thing as the test you just carried out. If you want to use the results of a match, you should use the .match method on the string (or exec on the pattern), and use the indicies of the resulting match object (with bracket notation and numeric indicies):

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

In Javascript, dollar signs followed by a number only have a meaning in a replacer function, where $1, for example, will be replaced with the first captured group:

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

const input = 'PROBLEM_5_YES_1_';

const match = input.match(/^PROBLEM_(d+)_YES_(d+)_$/);

if (match) {

  console.log(match[1]);

  console.log(match[2]);

}

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

console.log(

  'foo bar'.replace(/(foo) (bar)/, '$2 $1')

);

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