Question

What is the best way to split a String in jQuery from the first found number.

Example: Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301

I want to split the string in 2 parts (the split must happen on the first found number)

Result should be 2 parts:
Speelhof(STE) and 0 /W301

The strings can differ with different numbers, so I would need a way to substring from any number…

Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

Answer 1

This problem is a perfect candidate for regular expressions:

var match = "Speelhof(STE) 0 /W301".match(/^(.+)(\d.+)$/);

You can then access the two components as elements of the returned array: match[1] and match[2].

There’s no need to use jQuery here.

To explain how the pattern works: ^ denotes the beginning of the string; (.+) denotes one or more (+) of any character (.), and the parentheses capture this group and allow you to access it in the array that is returned. The second group comprises a digit, \d, followed by one or more of any character, .+, like in the first group. $ denotes the end of the string.