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Kendra Ring
Kendra Ring

Reputation: 49

RegEx match in Google Script = null, but works in JSFiddle/RegExr

I am trying to create a regex to be able to update calendar event titles that have different training names by turning them into their abbreviations. The regex I created seems to work fine in RegExr and fiddle, but not in google scripts. Can anyone help me figure out why?

Fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/bpmsa6yr/1/#&togetherjs=vLRcJvkxx9

Google Script (search is null for "Hunt: Marketing Hub Fundamentals - Location Place")

  function abbrevTraining(title){
  console.log(title);
  var regEx = /(?:H[^\s]*)\s([A-Z]).*([A-Z])\w*\s([A-Z])\w*(\s-.*)$/;
  try {var search = title.match(regEx);
       console.log("regex search: "+search);
       var shift = search.shift();
    var newTitle = search.join('');
 
  console.log(title+" new: "+newTitle)
  return newTitle;
      }
  catch(e){return title;}
  
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 202

Answers (2)

TheMaster
TheMaster

Reputation: 50764

This issue is

  • reproducible in engine and
  • NOT reproducible in engine.

The issue is already fixed in the newer engine and you should stop using the deprecated engine to dig out old bugs.

Upvotes: 1

Kendra Ring
Kendra Ring

Reputation: 49

Apparently non-capture groups don't work in google scripts, and they aren't planning to fix it. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36753681

I updated to this with success:

 var regEx = /^H.*\s([A-Z]).*\s([A-Z])\w*\s([A-Z])\w*(\s-.*)$/;

Upvotes: 2

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