const regex = /(([0-9]{1,2}|[a-z]{1,3})-([0-9]{2,3}|[a-z]{2,3})-([0-9]{1,2}|[a-z]{1,2}))/gi;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('(([0-9]{1,2}|[a-z]{1,3})-([0-9]{2,3}|[a-z]{2,3})-([0-9]{1,2}|[a-z]{1,2}))', 'gi')
const str = `XX-99-99
2 1965 99-99-XX
3 1973 99-XX-99
4 1978 XX-99-XX
5 1991 XX-XX-99
6 1999 99-XX-XX
7 2005 99-XXX-9
8 2009 9-XXX-99
9 2006 XX-999-X
10 2008 X-999-XX
11 2015 XXX-99-X`;
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