'https://twitter.com/pixelhenk/status/891303699204714496'.match(/\/status\/(\d+)/g)
gives me
[ "/status/891303699204714496" ]
How do I get just the number? I thought putting it in parentheses did this, but apparently not.
1 Answer
Yes, a capture group does this. You don't see it in your array because you've used String#match and the g flag. Either remove the g flag (and take the second entry from the array, which is the first capture group):
console.log('https://twitter.com/pixelhenk/status/891303699204714496'.match(/\/status\/(\d+)/)[1]);...or use RegExp#exec instead of String#match.
console.log(/\/status\/(\d+)/g.exec('https://twitter.com/pixelhenk/status/891303699204714496')[1]);Comments
exec()instead.const num = 'https://twitter.com/pixelhenk/status/891303699204714496'.split("/").pop();