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Find Text Between 2 Quotes with jQuery

ok, so I have this small block of text:

function onfocus(event) {
  if ($(this).val() == "Some Arbitrary Text") {$(this).val("");}
}

Using jQuery or JavaScript, I would like to find teh "Arbitrary Text". This text block is constant, with the exception of the "Arbitrary Text". Ideally, I would like a way to parse it without using complicated loops and regex.

To help clarify: The fact that the text is javascript plays no part. Think of it as just text I am parsing. The "Arbitrary Text" can be anything, I am trying to find the text between the 2 quotes.

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Russ Bradberry Avatar asked Nov 05 '09 22:11

Russ Bradberry


2 Answers

Not that I understood the question completely, but maybe

var s = 'foo "quoted" bar';
var m = s.match(/"(.*?)"/);
alert(m[1]); // m[1] = quoted

Of course, this is also possible without regexps, but it would make no sense - this is what regexps are for

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user187291 Avatar answered Nov 13 '22 10:11

user187291


var text = $(this).val().replace(/"(.*?)"/ig, "$1");
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Jourkey Avatar answered Nov 13 '22 09:11

Jourkey