Match string with numbers and forward slash in it using regex and javascript

I’m trying to match a string using regex that sometimes contains a forward slash in it it /.

This is an example string.
Armor Wars #1/2

But it could also be Armor Wars #1 or Armor Wars #25.2 or Armor Wars #5.NOW virtually anything can come after the #.

This is the code I have right now, but I can’t get it grab the full #1/2. It will just grab #1

const message = 'Armor Wars #1/2' // Try edit me

const issueNumber = message.match(/#\w+/)[0]

// Log to console
console.log(issueNumber)

I’ve tried various other patterns, but can’t figure out why it just keeps stopping at the slash.

>Solution :

You can use

/#\w+(?:[\/.]\w+)?/

See the regex demo.

Details:

• # – a # char
• \w+ – one or more letters, digits or underscores
• (?:[\/.]\w+)? – an optional sequence of
  • [\/.] – a / or .
  • \w+ – one or more "word" chars

See the JavaScript demo:

const message = 'Armor Wars #1/2'
console.log( message.match(/#\w+(?:[\/.]\w+)?/)[0] ) // => #1/2