javascript – Regex expression to replace special characters except first and last character found
I’d like to remove every special character from a string identifier and replace them with hyphens so it can be URL friendly.
This is part of Sitefinity CMS URL configuration, meaning that every time I create an item, it gets the title of it and generates a URL slug based on the regex expression I provide.
So I can only use ONE regex expression, and ONE substitution text, since it is added in Sitefinity’s CMS URL configuration fields.
I can’t use code or use regex in multiple steps.
So, for example, if I have the following title string:
Infographic phishing's awareness and $prevention (updated)
I’d like it to transform to:
infographic-phishing-awareness-and-prevention-updated
I’m able to do so, except prevent adding a hyphen at the start or end.
So far I have this regex expression: /((?:[^\w-]|_)+)/g
With the substitution being “-“
But this one adds a hyphen at the end as well, and ends up b
infographic-phishing-awareness-and-prevention-updated-
Is there a way I can replace the last special characters at the end of the string with an empty space?
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