Regex match all except groups of characters

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I'm trying to match the following strings:

PHANTOGRAM • CUT / COPY • AB$SID 3 • FITZ & THE TANTRUMS PHANTOGRAM,CUT / COPY,AB$SID 3,FITZ & THE TANTRUMS PHANTOGRAM CUT / COPY AB$SID 3 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS

So, basically regex that matches anything between ( • |,| |\n).

I have tried things like (([^•\n])+) and positive lookahead, but geez I can't for the life of me put it together. Any advice? My hunch is I need a combination of positive lookahead and negative lookahead.

Last note: this is for the javascript environment.

Thanks for any help.

@LeeKowalkowski, I'm trying to match the indvidual bands listed between the delimeters. — Jean
– Jean, Commented Apr 12, 2014 at 15:42

laune · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-12 14:37:52Z

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Split should help you:

var str = "PHANTOGRAM • CUT / COPY • AB$SID 3 • FITZ & THE TANTRUMS"; var res = str.split("•|,| |\n");

answered Apr 12, 2014 at 14:37

laune

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Jean Over a year ago

Thanks! This was close but not quite there. I modified it to be a bit more robust (see my answer).

Jean · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-12 19:27:12Z

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I ended up using something similar to laune's example that worked well:

var matches = rawText.split(new RegExp(['\n', '•'].join('|'), 'g'));

answered Apr 12, 2014 at 19:27

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laune Over a year ago

Not quite the same delimiters you had in your original post, but OK.

Jean Over a year ago

Ah, yes, it is missing a couple but the gist is there. =)

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