refactor: update trivial regex capture group find and replace challenge (#37768)
* refactor: replace trivial regex capture group challenge Previous challenge could be completed without any capture groups. New challenge requires 3 capture groups and 3 uses of the submatches in the replacement. resolves #17645 * test: validate at least 3 capture groups were used Use solution from SO (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16046620/regex-to-count-the-number-of-capturing-groups-in-a-regex) as suggested by @RandellDawson to count the number of capturing groups, regardless of whether or not the regex in question solves the broader problem. Co-Authored-By: Randell Dawson <5313213+RandellDawson@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor: more meaningful variable name Co-Authored-By: Randell Dawson <5313213+RandellDawson@users.noreply.github.com> * test: add parenthesized substring test * test: ensure 3 uses of substring replacement * refactor: reword instructions * fix: minor grammar fix Co-Authored-By: Manish Giri <manish.giri.me@gmail.com> * refactor: elaborate wording in test
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		| @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ You can also access capture groups in the replacement string with dollar signs ( | |||||||
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| ## Instructions | ## Instructions | ||||||
| <section id='instructions'> | <section id='instructions'> | ||||||
| Write a regex so that it will search for the string <code>"good"</code>. Then update the <code>replaceText</code> variable to replace <code>"good"</code> with <code>"okey-dokey"</code>. | Write a regex <code>fixRegex</code> using three capture groups that will search for each word in the string "one two three". Then update the <code>replaceText</code> variable to replace "one two three" with the string "three two one" and assign the result to the <code>result</code> variable. Make sure you are utilizing capture groups in the replacement string using the dollar sign (<code>$</code>) syntax. | ||||||
| </section> | </section> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| ## Tests | ## Tests | ||||||
| @@ -38,10 +38,17 @@ Write a regex so that it will search for the string <code>"good"</code>. Then up | |||||||
| tests: | tests: | ||||||
|   - text: You should use <code>.replace()</code> to search and replace. |   - text: You should use <code>.replace()</code> to search and replace. | ||||||
|     testString: assert(code.match(/\.replace\(.*\)/)); |     testString: assert(code.match(/\.replace\(.*\)/)); | ||||||
|   - text: Your regex should change <code>"This sandwich is good."</code> to <code>"This sandwich is okey-dokey."</code> |   - text: Your regex should change <code>"one two three"</code> to <code>"three two one"</code> | ||||||
|     testString: assert(result == "This sandwich is okey-dokey." && replaceText === "okey-dokey"); |     testString: assert(result === "three two one"); | ||||||
|   - text: You should not change the last line. |   - text: You should not change the last line. | ||||||
|     testString: assert(code.match(/result\s*=\s*huhText\.replace\(.*?\)/)); |     testString: assert(code.match(/result\s*=\s*str\.replace\(.*?\)/)); | ||||||
|  |   - text: <code>fixRegex</code> should use at least three capture groups. | ||||||
|  |     testString: assert((new RegExp(fixRegex.source + '|')).exec('').length - 1 >= 3); | ||||||
|  |   - text: <code>replaceText</code> should use parenthesized submatch string(s) (i.e. the nth parenthesized submatch string, $n, corresponds to the nth capture group). | ||||||
|  |     testString: '{ | ||||||
|  |       const re = /(\$\d{1,2})+(?:[\D]|\b)/g; | ||||||
|  |       assert(replaceText.match(re).length >= 3); | ||||||
|  |     }' | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| @@ -53,10 +60,10 @@ tests: | |||||||
| <div id='js-seed'> | <div id='js-seed'> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| ```js | ```js | ||||||
| let huhText = "This sandwich is good."; | let str = "one two three"; | ||||||
| let fixRegex = /change/; // Change this line | let fixRegex = /change/; // Change this line | ||||||
| let replaceText = ""; // Change this line | let replaceText = ""; // Change this line | ||||||
| let result = huhText.replace(fixRegex, replaceText); | let result = str.replace(fixRegex, replaceText); | ||||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| </div> | </div> | ||||||
| @@ -69,10 +76,10 @@ let result = huhText.replace(fixRegex, replaceText); | |||||||
| <section id='solution'> | <section id='solution'> | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| ```js | ```js | ||||||
| let huhText = "This sandwich is good."; | let str = "one two three"; | ||||||
| let fixRegex = /good/g; // Change this line | let fixRegex = /(\w+) (\w+) (\w+)/g; // Change this line | ||||||
| let replaceText = "okey-dokey"; // Change this line | let replaceText = "$3 $2 $1"; // Change this line | ||||||
| let result = huhText.replace(fixRegex, replaceText); | let result = str.replace(fixRegex, replaceText); | ||||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| </section> | </section> | ||||||
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