How do I split a string with multiple separators in javascript?

Question

How do I split a string with multiple separators in JavaScript? I\'m trying to split on both commas and spaces but, AFAIK, JS\'s split function only supports one separator.

Answer 1

I think it's easier if you specify what you wanna leave, instead of what you wanna remove.

As if you wanna have only English words, you can use something like this:

text.match(/[a-z'\-]+/gi);

Examples (run snippet):

var R=[/[a-z'\-]+/gi,/[a-z'\-\s]+/gi];
var s=document.getElementById('s');
for(var i=0;i=0)&&(x

even, test; spider-man

But saying o'er what I have said before:
My child is yet a stranger in the world;
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years,
Let two more summers wither in their pride,
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.

—Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet


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