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regexp 💘 at work solution in Clear category for First Word (simplified) by vincent.tscherter

function firstWord(text: string): string {
    return text.split(/\W/)[0]
}

April 23, 2020

Comments:

andoreyrich on May 23, 2020, 6:18 p.m.
interesting..., but I always wrote split (' ')

leviato on Nov. 16, 2020, 12:15 a.m.
I love RegExp :D

lolucky on April 10, 2021, 12:50 p.m.
it is always a space that seperates the words, so you can use text.split(" ")[0].

Himawari7_8c76710869e04e64b06c on Oct. 5, 2021, 7:16 a.m.
まだまだregexがよく解ってない初心者にとって素晴らしい回答だと思います

vincent.tscherter on Oct. 28, 2021, 6:20 a.m.
translation: I think it's a great answer for beginners who are still unfamiliar with regex thx

ecru4lyfe on Nov. 10, 2021, 7:37 p.m.
Nice solution, but what happens when text is an empty string?

nahandove on Oct. 20, 2023, 9:40 p.m.
Love the shape of this split :). Looks like someone throwing up their arms.

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