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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
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    \D
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  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
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  • A word boundary
    \b
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gs

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const regex = /.*?<AddressLine>([^<]+)<\/AddressLine>.*/gs; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('.*?<AddressLine>([^<]+)<\\\/AddressLine>.*', 'gs') const str = `<ymaps xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/gml http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.1.1/base/gml.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x https://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/ymaps/1.x/ymaps.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x http://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/geocoder/1.x/geocoder.xsd http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x http://maps.yandex.ru/schemas/search/1.x/address.xsd urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0 http://docs.oasis-open.org/election/external/xAL.xsd"> <GeoObjectCollection> <metaDataProperty xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeocoderResponseMetaData xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x"> <request>56.751574,2038.573856</request> <found>3</found> <results>10</results> </GeocoderResponseMetaData> </metaDataProperty> <featureMember xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeoObject xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" gml:id="1"> <metaDataProperty xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeocoderMetaData xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x"> <kind>house</kind> <text>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</text> <precision>exact</precision> <Address xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x"> <country_code>TR</country_code> <formatted>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</formatted> <Component> <kind>country</kind> <name>Турция</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>province</kind> <name>Сакарья</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>area</kind> <name>Хендек</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>district</kind> <name>Ени</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>street</kind> <name>улица 2038</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>house</kind> <name>56</name> </Component> </Address> <AddressDetails xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0"> <Country> <AddressLine>Турция, Сакарья, Хендек, Ени, улица 2038, 56</AddressLine> <CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode> <CountryName>Турция</CountryName> <AdministrativeArea> <AdministrativeAreaName>Сакарья</AdministrativeAreaName> <SubAdministrativeArea> <SubAdministrativeAreaName>Хендек</SubAdministrativeAreaName> <Locality> <DependentLocality> <DependentLocalityName>Ени</DependentLocalityName> <Thoroughfare> <ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName> <Premise> <PremiseNumber>56</PremiseNumber> </Premise> </Thoroughfare> </DependentLocality> </Locality> </SubAdministrativeArea> </AdministrativeArea> </Country> </AddressDetails> </GeocoderMetaData> </metaDataProperty> <description xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">Ени, Хендек, Сакарья, Турция</description> <name xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">улица 2038, 56</name> <boundedBy xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <Envelope> <lowerCorner>30.728833 40.789485</lowerCorner> <upperCorner>30.737043 40.795725</upperCorner> </Envelope> </boundedBy> <Point xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <pos>30.732938 40.792605</pos> </Point> </GeoObject> </featureMember> <featureMember xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeoObject xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" gml:id="2"> <metaDataProperty xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeocoderMetaData xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x"> <kind>house</kind> <text>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</text> <precision>exact</precision> <Address xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x"> <country_code>TR</country_code> <formatted>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</formatted> <Component> <kind>country</kind> <name>Турция</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>province</kind> <name>Денизли</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>area</kind> <name>Памуккале</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>district</kind> <name>Джанкуртаран</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>street</kind> <name>улица 2038</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>house</kind> <name>56</name> </Component> </Address> <AddressDetails xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0"> <Country> <AddressLine>Турция, Денизли, Памуккале, Джанкуртаран, улица 2038, 56</AddressLine> <CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode> <CountryName>Турция</CountryName> <AdministrativeArea> <AdministrativeAreaName>Денизли</AdministrativeAreaName> <SubAdministrativeArea> <SubAdministrativeAreaName>Памуккале</SubAdministrativeAreaName> <Locality> <DependentLocality> <DependentLocalityName>Джанкуртаран</DependentLocalityName> <Thoroughfare> <ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName> <Premise> <PremiseNumber>56</PremiseNumber> </Premise> </Thoroughfare> </DependentLocality> </Locality> </SubAdministrativeArea> </AdministrativeArea> </Country> </AddressDetails> </GeocoderMetaData> </metaDataProperty> <description xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">Джанкуртаран, Памуккале, Денизли, Турция</description> <name xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">улица 2038, 56</name> <boundedBy xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <Envelope> <lowerCorner>29.218953 37.67848</lowerCorner> <upperCorner>29.227164 37.685006</upperCorner> </Envelope> </boundedBy> <Point xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <pos>29.223059 37.681743</pos> </Point> </GeoObject> </featureMember> <featureMember xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeoObject xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/ymaps/1.x" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" gml:id="3"> <metaDataProperty xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <GeocoderMetaData xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/geocoder/1.x"> <kind>house</kind> <text>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</text> <precision>near</precision> <Address xmlns="http://maps.yandex.ru/address/1.x"> <country_code>TR</country_code> <formatted>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</formatted> <Component> <kind>country</kind> <name>Турция</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>province</kind> <name>Адыяман</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>area</kind> <name>Адыяман Меркез</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>district</kind> <name>Сителер</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>street</kind> <name>улица 2038</name> </Component> <Component> <kind>house</kind> <name>54</name> </Component> </Address> <AddressDetails xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0"> <Country> <AddressLine>Турция, Адыяман, Адыяман Меркез, Сителер, улица 2038, 54</AddressLine> <CountryNameCode>TR</CountryNameCode> <CountryName>Турция</CountryName> <AdministrativeArea> <AdministrativeAreaName>Адыяман</AdministrativeAreaName> <SubAdministrativeArea> <SubAdministrativeAreaName>Адыяман Меркез</SubAdministrativeAreaName> <Locality> <DependentLocality> <DependentLocalityName>Сителер</DependentLocalityName> <Thoroughfare> <ThoroughfareName>улица 2038</ThoroughfareName> <Premise> <PremiseNumber>54</PremiseNumber> </Premise> </Thoroughfare> </DependentLocality> </Locality> </SubAdministrativeArea> </AdministrativeArea> </Country> </AddressDetails> </GeocoderMetaData> </metaDataProperty> <description xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">Сителер, Адыяман Меркез, Адыяман, Турция</description> <name xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml">улица 2038, 54</name> <boundedBy xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <Envelope> <lowerCorner>38.291327 37.766104</lowerCorner> <upperCorner>38.299537 37.772622</upperCorner> </Envelope> </boundedBy> <Point xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/gml"> <pos>38.295432 37.769363</pos> </Point> </GeoObject> </featureMember> </GeoObjectCollection> </ymaps>`; const subst = `$1`; // The substituted value will be contained in the result variable const result = str.replace(regex, subst); console.log('Substitution result: ', result);

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