Getting a substring from a message of string to push in array

Question

So basically i want to get the user from a message that has a starting special character like "@" or "#" and push it to the user_lists without the special character only the user.

I know about using regex for matching but im having troubled with pushing every match to an array.

const user_lists = []
const sample_message = '@user and #user2 has a challenge of time management'

My idea was to use includes but it only return as boolean. Please help.

Valid usernames: Without spaces and special character. Just getting all the usernames with a starting @ or #

what are valid user names? Are wild poker, wild-poker or ƒuß valid? — georg
– georg, Commented Jun 1, 2021 at 13:53

User863 · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-01 13:36:02Z

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Try using match()

(?<=@|#)\w+

Regex Demo

const sample_message = '@user and #user2 has a challenge of time management'

const user_lists = sample_message.match(/(?<=@|#)\w+/g) || []

console.log(user_lists)

answered Jun 1, 2021 at 13:36

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