Replace query string with regular expression?

Question

I have a query string parameter looks like below:

Nr=AND(OR(abc:def),OR(ghi:jkl),OR(mno:pqr).....so on)

I wanted to replace this query string to get the values inside the OR condition delimited between colon.

any help will be appreciated.!!

This ain't valid JavaScript, or a RegEx. Are you missing any tags? — Cerbrus
– Cerbrus, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 11:41
this query string based on the search with form values getting appended to get the result from back-end. — Ramkumar
– Ramkumar, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 11:44
OR\(([^:]*):([^)]*)\) this would capture the text inside OR function and stored it into two seperate groups. — Avinash Raj
– Avinash Raj, Commented Jun 23, 2014 at 11:54

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-23 12:17:37Z

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The below regex would capture the text inside OR function and stored it into two separate groups using : as delimiter,

OR\(([^:]*):([^)]*)\)

DEMO

Explanation:

OR\( Matches literal OR(.
([^:]*) NOt of : character zero or more times. Finally it stores the matched characters into group1.
: A literal :
([^)]*) Not of a literal ) character zero or more times. Finally it stores the matched characters into group2.
\) Matches a literal ) character.

edited Jun 23, 2014 at 12:17

answered Jun 23, 2014 at 12:03

Avinash Raj

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3 Comments

Ramkumar Over a year ago

It is matching all the OR values perfectly..but the array value returs only the first OR value only...For Ex. AND(OR(abc:def),OR(ghi:jkl),OR(mno:pqr)...). Above regex return only the abc:def value only.

Avinash Raj Over a year ago

In the demo it matches both. I think, some modifications would be done on your code only. You can ask it as another question.

zx81 Over a year ago

+1 for concise solution with explanation and working demo. :)

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