Javascript RegExp Allow Spaces Inside Pattern

Question

I need to replace all "*text*" into "<strong>text</strong>"

when passing text = "normal text *words to be bolded* continue normal text" it doesn't work because of the spaces, it works only for single-word text.

wanted result: "normal text <strong>words to be bolded</strong> continue normal text"

result: "normal text *words to be bolded* continue normal text"

I need this function to work for whatever the text is:

function bold(text){
    reg = /\*(\w+)\*/g
    return text.replaceAll(reg, "<strong>" + text.split(reg)[1] + "</strong>")
}

Answer 1

You can use the array split method.

 const str = "word1 word2 pla pla"; const newStr = []; str.split(" ").forEach((val) => { newStr.push(`<strong>${val}</strong> `); }); console.log(newStr);

Answer 2

You should allow a set of characters to be there. Right now, you have the sequence of characters fixed.

function bold(text){
    reg = /\*([\w\s]+)\*/g
    return text.replaceAll(reg, "<strong>" + text.split(reg)[1] + "</strong>")
}

Answer 3

I assume that by 'words to be bolded', you are trying to match anything that is not asterisk.

 function bold(text){ let reg = /\*([^\*]*)\*/g; return text.replaceAll(reg, "<strong>$1</strong>") }; let result = bold("normal1 *bold1 including space!* normal2 *bold2, including space?* normal3"); console.log(result);