How can I make sure that the string “To:” is at the beginning of the line and not at the middle or end?
This is what I have: result.match(/To\:(.*)/)[1].replace(/^\s+/, '');
How can I make sure that the string To: is at the beginning of
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How can I make sure that the string “To:” is at the beginning of the line and not at the middle or end?
This is what I have: result.match(/To\:(.*)/)[1].replace(/^\s+/, '');
You want the
^anchor, i.e./^.../Keep in mind that this matches the start-of-string, which is fine if you read line by line. In case you have multiple lines (i.e. newlines) in your string and you want to allow matches on any such line, use the
m(“multi-line”) modifier:/^.../m