Question

If I have a string which contains

abc: def - 01:00, ghi - 02:00

Any part of this string can change, except the order of the dividers in the string i.e. :, -, :, ,, -, and :

How do I get the text before the first : and stick it into a variable for later use?

And also, how do I get the text between the first - and , and stick that into a different variable?

Answer 1

How do I get the text before the first : and stick it into a variable for later use?

var text = 'abc: def - 01:00, ghi - 02:00',
    firstChunk = text.substring(0, text.indexOf(':'));
    // firstChunk is "abc"

And also, how do I get the text between the first - and , and stick that into a different variable?

var secondChunk = text.substring(text.indexOf('-') + 1, text.indexOf(','));
// secondChunk is " 01:00"

String function reference:

• String.indexOf
• String.substring
• To get rid of excess whitespace (as in " 01:00") use String.trim