const regex = /<inventor sequence="[^"]*" designation="[^"]*">(.*?)<\/inventor>/gm;
// Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor
// const regex = new RegExp('<inventor sequence="[^"]*" designation="[^"]*">(.*?)<\\\/inventor>', 'gm')
const str = `<inventor sequence="001" designation="us-only"><addressbook><last-name>Li</last-name><first-name>Shuo</first-name><address><city>Beijing</city><country>CN</country></address></addressbook></inventor><inventor sequence="002" designation="us-only"><addressbook><last-name>Liu</last-name><first-name>Xin Peng</first-name><address><city>Beijing</city><country>CN</country></address></addressbook></inventor><inventor sequence="003" designation="us-only"><addressbook><last-name>Sun</last-name><first-name>Sheng Yan</first-name><address><city>Beijing</city><country>CN</country></address></addressbook></inventor><inventor sequence="004" designation="us-only"><addressbook><last-name>Wang</last-name><first-name>Hua</first-name><address><city>Littleton</city><state>MA</state><country>US</country></address></addressbook></inventor><inventor sequence="005" designation="us-only"><addressbook><last-name>Wang</last-name><first-name>Jun</first-name><address><city>Littleton</city><state>MA</state><country>US</country></address></addressbook></inventor>`;
// 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