const regex = /(http|https|ftp):\/\/(\S*)/ig;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('(http|https|ftp):\\\/\\\/(\\S*)', 'ig')
const str = `The test has some url in the last. extract the text starting from https to the end of the string<br></br>https://xyz.com/index.html some text after http://www.ex.com/test.html there are still more text as like ftp://ftp.test.com , which is also matching`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
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