Question

How can I retrieve /admin/articles/ from /admin/articles/add using regular expression and jQuery?

I already have the following jQuery code setup, but need help with Regular Expressions

<script>
    $(document).ready(function(){

        var path = "/" + location.pathname.substring(1);

        //Need regular expession here to make 'path' per the above mentioned example

        if ( path ) {
            $('#idlist a[href$="' + path + '"]').parent().attr('class','active');
        }
    });
</script>

Thank you all for the help.

Answer 1

var path = location.pathname.replace (/^(\/.+?\/.+?\/).+$/, '$1');

Turns '/admin/articles/add' into '/admin/articles/'.