Regex to extract substring which contains PIPE (|)

Question

String1: \txd\tbuba:pub|rub|spo-os|ix|beach|app|one|op|sono\tadT\tad\t

String2: \txd\tbuba:pub\tadT\tad\t

I have two sample strings and need common regex to extract pub|rub|spo|ix|beach|app|one|op|sono and pub

I tried buba:(\w(.)*(-os)?)\\t but not working.

Please assist.

Answer 1

You could use

buba:(\w+(?:\|\w+(?:-os)?)*)\\t

Explanation

• buba: Match the string buba:
• ( Capture group 1
  • \w+ Match 1+ word chars
  • (?:\|\w+(?:-os)?)* Optionally repeat | and 1+ word chars with optional -os
• ) Close group 1
• \\t Match \t

Regex demo

The value is in capture group 1.

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Or a broader variant

buba:(\w+(?:\|[\w-]+)*)

Regex demo