Q: How do I use the Markdown Link regex in JavaScript?

Use the pattern /\[([^\[\]]*)]$([^()\s]+)(?:\s+"([^"]*)")??$/g with the String.match() or String.matchAll() method. For example: const matches = text.match(/\[([^\[\]]*)]$([^()\s]+)(?:\s+"([^"]*)")??$/g);

Question 1

What does the Markdown Link regex pattern do?

Accepted Answer

Matches Markdown links: square-bracketed text followed by parenthesized URL with optional title in double quotes.

Question 2

How do I use the Markdown Link regex in JavaScript?

Accepted Answer

Use the pattern /$$([^\[$$]*)]$([^()\s]+)(?:\s+"([^"]*)")??$/g with the String.match() or String.matchAll() method. For example: const matches = text.match(/$$([^\[$$]*)]$([^()\s]+)(?:\s+"([^"]*)")??$/g);

Question 3

What regex flags does this pattern use?

Accepted Answer

This pattern uses the global flag (g). The global flag finds all matches in the input, not just the first.

Question 4

Which programming languages support this regex?

Accepted Answer

Fully supported in JS, PYTHON, JAVA, PHP, GO

Question 5

What strings does this regex match?

Accepted Answer

This pattern matches strings like: [Click here](https://example.com), [Docs](./docs.md "Documentation"), [Logo](/img/logo.png). It does not match strings like: [broken(link), plain text, [no url]().

Language	Support
JS	Full support
PYTHON	Full support
JAVA	Full support
PHP	Full support
GO	Full support

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