Extract file name from a path using regular expression

Question

How can I extract the string \"XMLFileName\" from the below URL using regular expression

var x = \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\Dig\\Desktop\\XMLFileName.xm         


        

Answer 1

You can use: "[^\\]*$"

but why not using regular javascript functions like indexOf() etc.

Answer 2

You could do it with split(), pop() and replace()...

var filename = x.split('\\').pop().replace(/\..+$/, '');

jsFiddle.

You could also use a single regex...

var filename = x.replace(/.*\\|\..*$/g, '');

jsFiddle.

Ensure you escape the \ in your string literal too.