const regex = /\s\((.*?\d{4}.*?)\)/gm;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('\\s\\((.*?\\d{4}.*?)\\)', 'gm')
const str = ` and the reported results in (Nivre et al., 2007) were not representative ...
... two systems used a Markov chain approach (Sagae and Tsujii 2007).
Nivre (2007) showed that ...
... for attaching and labeling dependencies (Chen et al., 2007; Dredze et al., 2007).`;
// Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally
// regex.lastIndex = 0;
let m;
while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) {
// This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) {
regex.lastIndex++;
}
// The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable.
m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => {
console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`);
});
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions