const regex = new RegExp('href=[^>]+\\.pdf"', 'gs')
const str = `<li>Your browser may be missing a required plug-in contained in <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>. Please reload this page after installing the missing component.<br />If this error persists, you can also save a copy of <a href="http://www.police.vt.edu/VTPD_v2.1/crime_stats/crime_logs/data/VT_2011-01_Crime_Log.pdf">`;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions