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Whats wrong with this regex logic

I am trying to fetch the value after equal sign, its works but i am getting duplicated values , any idea whats wrong here?
// Regex for finding a word after "=" sign
var myregexpNew = /=(\S*)/g;
// Regex for finding a word before "=" sign
var mytype = /(\S*)=/g;
//Setting data from Grid Column
var strNew = "QCById=20";
var matchNew = myregexpNew.exec(strNew);
var newtype = mytype.exec(strNew);
alert(matchNew);
https://jsfiddle.net/6vjjv0hv/

exec returns an array, the first element is the global match, the following ones are the submatches, that's why you get ["=20", "20"] (using console.log here instead of alert would make it clearer what you get).
When looking for submatches and using exec, you're usually interested in the elements starting at index 1.
Regarding the whole parsing, it's obvious there are better solution, like using only one regex with two submatches, but it depends on the real goal.

You can try without using Regex like this:
var val = 'QCById=20';
var myString = val.substr(val.indexOf("=") + 1);
alert(myString);
Presently exec is returning you the matched value.

REGEXP.exec(SOMETHING) returns an array (see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp/exec).
The first item in the array is the full match and the rest matches the parenthesized substrings.

You do not get duplicated values, you just get an array of a matched value and the captured text #1.
See RegExp#exec() help:
If the match succeeds, the exec() method returns an array and updates properties of the regular expression object. The returned array has the matched text as the first item, and then one item for each capturing parenthesis that matched containing the text that was captured.
Just use the [1] index to get the captured text only.
var myregexpNew = /=(\S*)/g;
var strNew = "QCById=20";
var matchNew = myregexpNew.exec(strNew);
if (matchNew) {
console.log(matchNew[1]);
}
To get values on both sides of =, you can use /(\S*)=(\S*)/g regex:
var myregexpNew = /(\S*)=(\S*)/g;
var strNew = "QCById=20";
var matchNew = myregexpNew.exec(strNew);
if (matchNew) {
console.log(matchNew[1]);
console.log(matchNew[2]);
}
Also, you may want to add a check to see if the captured values are not undefined/empty since \S* may capture an empty string. OR use /(\S+)=(\S+)/g regex that requires at least one non-whitespace character to appear before and after the = sign.

Why am I getting a single value from my regex.exec?

I have a very simple code:
var allTypes = "restaurant|dentist";
var typeSplitter = new RegExp("([a-zA-Z]+)");
typeSplitter.exec(allTypes);
I want an array like this:
["restaurant", "dentist"]
But instead I get this:
["restaurant", "restaurant"]
I did test my regex here. I've been fiddling for way to long with this, probably something I don't know about

Just do this
allTypes.split('|');
// => ['restaurant', 'dentist']
.split can also take a regex; even though it's not necessary in this case
allTypes.split(/[|]/);
But if you really want to use regex to capture, you have to use .match
matches = allTypes.match(/([a-zA-Z]+)/g); // g = global modifier

Because exec returns only one match and all captures. The first element is the full match. The second one the first capture (the first set of parentheses in your pattern). Since you have wrapped the entire pattern in parentheses, these values coincide (and your parentheses are unnecessary). Use match and a global modifier instead:
var result = "restaurant|dentist".match(/[a-zA-Z]+/g);
If you have a more complex pattern and you do need the capturing groups for every match, then exec is the way to go. But you still need to use the global modifier and run exec in a loop:
var regex = /your(Pattern)here/g;
var m;
while (m = regex.exec(input))
{
var entireMatch = m[0];
var firstCapture = m[1];
// ...
// process results
}

remove all but a specific portion of a string in javascript

I am writing a little app for Sharepoint. I am trying to extract some text from the middle of a field that is returned:
var ows_MetaInfo="1;#Subject:SW|NameOfADocument
vti_parservers:SR|23.0.0.6421
ContentTypeID:SW|0x0101001DB26Cf25E4F31488B7333256A77D2CA
vti_cachedtitle:SR|NameOfADocument
vti_title:SR|ATitleOfADocument
_Author:SW:|TheNameOfOurCompany
_Category:SW|
ContentType:SW|Document
vti_author::SR|mrwienerdog
_Comments:SW|This is very much the string I need extracted
vti_categories:VW|
vtiapprovallevel:SR|
vti_modifiedby:SR|mrwienerdog
vti_assignedto:SR|
Keywords:SW|Project Name
ContentType _Comments"
So......All I want returned is "This is very much the string I need extracted"
Do I need a regex and a string replace? How would you write the regex?

Yes, you can use a regular expression for this (this is the sort of thing they are good for). Assuming you always want the string after the pipe (|) on the line starting with "_Comments:SW|", here's how you can extract it:
var matchresult = ows_MetaInfo.match(/^_Comments:SW\|(.*)$/m);
var comment = (matchresult==null) ? "" : matchresult[1];
Note that the .match() method of the String object returns an array. The first (index 0) element will be the entire match (here, we the entire match is the whole line, as we anchored it with ^ and $; note that adding the "m" after the regex makes this a multiline regex, allowing us to match the start and end of any line within the multi-line input), and the rest of the array are the submatches that we capture using parenthesis. Above we've captured the part of the line that you want, so that will present in the second item in the array (index 1).
If there is no match ("_Comments:SW|" doesnt appear in ows_MetaInfo), then .match() will return null, which is why we test it before pulling out the comment.
If you need to adjust the regex for other scenarios, have a look at the Regex docs on Mozilla Dev Network: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions

You can use this code:
var match = ows_MetaInfo.match(/_Comments:SW\|([^\n]+)/);
if (match)
document.writeln(match[1]);

I'm far from competent with RegEx, so here is my RegEx-less solution. See comments for further detail.
var extractedText = ExtractText(ows_MetaInfo);
function ExtractText(arg) {
// Use the pipe delimiter to turn the string into an array
var aryValues = ows_MetaInfo.split("|");
// Find the portion of the array that contains "vti_categories:VW"
for (var i = 0; i < aryValues.length; i++) {
if (aryValues[i].search("vti_categories:VW") != -1)
return aryValues[i].replace("vti_categories:VW", "");
}
return null;
}​
Here's a working fiddle to demonstrate.

String manipulation - getting value after the last position of a char

How I can get the value after last char(. ; + _ etc.):
e.g.
string.name+org.com
I want to get "com".
Is there any function in jQuery?

Use lastIndexOf and substr to find the character and get the part of the string after it:
var extension = name.substr(name.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/Guffa/K3BWn/

A simple and readable approch to get the substring after the last occurrence of a character from a defined set is to split the string with a regular expression containing a character class and then use pop() to get the last element of the resulting array:
The pop() method removes the last element from an array and returns that element.
See a JS demo below:
var s = 'string.name+org.com';
var result = s.split(/[.;+_]/).pop();
console.log(result);
to split at all non-overlapping occurrences of the regex by default.
NOTE: If you need to match ^, ], \ or -, you may escape them and use anywhere inside the character class (e.g. /[\^\-\]\\]/). It is possible to avoid escaping ^ (if you do not put it right after the opening [), - (if it is right after the opening [, right before the closing ], after a valid range, or between a shorthand character class and another symbol): /[-^\]\\]/.
Also, if you need to split with a single char, no regex is necessary:
// Get the substring after the last dot
var result = 'string.name+org.com'.split('.').pop();
console.log(result);

Not jQuery, just JavaScript: lastIndexOf and substring would do it (not since the update indicating multiple characters). As would a regular expression with a capture group containing a character class followed by an end-of-string anchor, e.g. /([^.;+_]+)$/ used with RegExp#exec or String#match.
E.g. (live copy | source):
var match = /([^.;+_]+)$/.exec(theStringToTest),
result = match && match[1];

var s = "string.name+org.com",
lw = s.replace(/^.+[\W]/, '');
console.log(lw) /* com */
this will also work for
string.name+org/com
string.name+org.info

You can use RegExp Object.
Try this code:
"http://stackoverflow.com".replace(/.*\./,"");

I'll throw in a crazy (i.e. no RegExp) one:
var s = 'string.name+org.com';
var a = s.split('.'); //puts all sub-Strings delimited by . into an Array
var result = a[a.length-1]; //gets the last element of that Array
alert(result);​
EDIT: Since the update of the question is demanding mutiple delimiters to work this is probably not the way to go. Too crazy.....

use javascript function like
url.substr(url.length - 3);

maybe this is too late to consider, this codes works fine for me using jquery
var afterDot = value.substr(value.lastIndexOf('_') + 1);
You could just replate '_' to '.'
var myString = 'asd/f/df/xc/asd/test.jpg'
var parts = myString.split('/');
var answer = parts[parts.length - 1];
console.log(answer);

Javascript Regexp - Match Characters after a certain phrase

I was wondering how to use a regexp to match a phrase that comes after a certain match. Like:
var phrase = "yesthisismyphrase=thisiswhatIwantmatched";
var match = /phrase=.*/;
That will match from the phrase= to the end of the string, but is it possible to get everything after the phrase= without having to modify a string?

You use capture groups (denoted by parenthesis).
When you execute the regex via match or exec function, the return an array consisting of the substrings captured by capture groups. You can then access what got captured via that array. E.g.:
var phrase = "yesthisismyphrase=thisiswhatIwantmatched";
var myRegexp = /phrase=(.*)/;
var match = myRegexp.exec(phrase);
alert(match[1]);
or
var arr = phrase.match(/phrase=(.*)/);
if (arr != null) { // Did it match?
alert(arr[1]);
}

phrase.match(/phrase=(.*)/)[1]
returns
"thisiswhatIwantmatched"
The brackets specify a so-called capture group. Contents of capture groups get put into the resulting array, starting from 1 (0 is the whole match).

It is not so hard, Just assume your context is :
const context = "https://example.com/pa/GIx89GdmkABJEAAA+AAAA";
And we wanna have the pattern after pa/, so use this code:
const pattern = context.match(/pa\/(.*)/)[1];
The first item include pa/, but for the grouping second item is without pa/, you can use each what you want.

Let try this, I hope it work
var p = /\b([\w|\W]+)\1+(\=)([\w|\W]+)\1+\b/;
console.log(p.test('case1 or AA=AA ilkjoi'));
console.log(p.test('case2 or AA=AB'));
console.log(p.test('case3 or 12=14'));

If you want to get value after the regex excluding the test phrase, use this:
/(?:phrase=)(.*)/
the result will be
0: "phrase=thisiswhatIwantmatched" //full match
1: "thisiswhatIwantmatched" //matching group