const regex = /(?<tag>.)(?: href="(?<url>.+?)")?>(?<text>.+?)</gm;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('(?<tag>.)(?: href="(?<url>.+?)")?>(?<text>.+?)<', 'gm')
const str = `<p>The <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/23/contents">UK Bribery Act</a> (“the Act”) received Royal Assent in April 2010 and came into force in July 2011. It was designed to modernise and simplify the UK’s anti-corruption legislation and to more effectively address requirements imposed under the <a href="http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf">OECD anti-bribery Convention</a>. The Act outlined four prime offences, including the introduction of a new corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery. And the <b>rest is history</b> so is the ending.</p>`;
// 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