I am attempting to create a pig latin converter which splits the string at its first vowel, and switches the first substring with the second (e.g. dog -> ogd).
The following regex code is working for single vowel strings, however when attempting to translate a word with multiple vowels, it is splitting the string at the last vowel:
string.replace(/(\w+)([aeiou]\w+)/i, '$2$1')
Running this code on the word "meaning" results in "ingmean" (splitting on the 'i'), whereas I am expecting to return "eaningm" (splitting on the 'e')
Thanks!
I am attempting to create a pig latin converter which splits the string at its first vowel, and switches the first substring with the second (e.g. dog -> ogd).
The following regex code is working for single vowel strings, however when attempting to translate a word with multiple vowels, it is splitting the string at the last vowel:
string.replace(/(\w+)([aeiou]\w+)/i, '$2$1')
Running this code on the word "meaning" results in "ingmean" (splitting on the 'i'), whereas I am expecting to return "eaningm" (splitting on the 'e')
Thanks!
Share Improve this question edited Jan 25, 2017 at 16:15 jgrune asked Jan 25, 2017 at 16:13 jgrunejgrune 1031 silver badge7 bronze badges 2- You might want to be specific about the exact output you are trying to get – musefan Commented Jan 25, 2017 at 16:15
- @musefan I am hoping to return "eaningm" – jgrune Commented Jan 25, 2017 at 16:17
2 Answers
Reset to default 5You need to add the lazy (?) operator:
string.replace(/(\w+?)([aeiou]\w+)/i, '$2$1')
This should do the trick
/([^aeiou]+)([aeiou])([a-zA-Z]+)/
And use
$2$3$1