Regular expression to include square braces

Srvs · ‎07-10-2024

Hi Team,

i need to split the below sentence using regex, Please help me out in 2nd line of the code.

i want to include the symbols [,],| as delimiters. please suggest me.

var data = "test comments [link title|http://example.com]"

var items = data.split(/[,|;]/);

var numSel = items.length;

for (var i = 0; i < numSel; i++)

{

}

gs.print(items[0])

gs.print(items[1])
gs.print(items[2])

output needed is:

test comments

link title

http://example.com

regards,

Srvs.

Bhavya11 · ‎07-10-2024

hi @Srvs

from your code Assuming urlify function is defined elsewhere

Please try like below

var finComment = 'test [Click Here|http://example.com]';
var htmlComment = finComment;
var sysIdList = htmlComment.match(/^(.*?)\s*\[(.*?)\|(.*?)\]$/);

if (sysIdList) {
    var part1 = sysIdList[1];
    var part2 = sysIdList[2];
    var part3 = sysIdList[3];
    var htmlOutput = part1 + '[code]<a href="' + part3 + '" target="_blank">' + part2 + '</a>[/code]';
    gs.print(htmlOutput);
} else {
    gs.print("No match found");
}

i am getting output as :

test[code]<a href="http://example.com" target="_blank">Click Here</a>[/code]

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Thanks,

BK

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Srvs · ‎07-10-2024

Hi @Bhavya11

its returning exactly in background script,

im trying to execute the script in flow designer, which will take the input from jira and process for servicenow comments.

var finComment = payloadObj.comment;

var htmlComment = urlify(finComment);

var sysIdList = htmlComment.match(/^(.*?)\s*\[(.*?)\|(.*?)\]$/);

if (sysIdList)

{

var part1 = sysIdList[1];

var part2 = sysIdList[2];

var part3 = sysIdList[3];

return part1 + '[code]<a href="' + part3 + '" target="_blank">' + part2 + '</a>[/code]';

}

else {

//gs.print("No match found");

}

input: testing123 [link title|http://example.com]

output getting into comments: testing123http://example.com][/code" target="_blank">link title

expected: testing123http://example.com][/code" target="_blank">link title</a>[/code]

i guess after url we have closing square braket ] is causing the issue. please suggest.

Srvs · ‎07-10-2024

Hi @Bhavya11

i removed the $ symbol from var sysIdList = htmlComment.match(/^(.*?)\s*\[(.*?)\|(.*?)\]$/);

now its working perfect.,

thanks a lot for your help 🙂