RegEx + string literal + RegEx ?

[WolfShade]

Hello, everyone.

Is it possible to use a RegEx plus a string plus RegEx to .split() on a string?

Basically put, I'm trying to code a function that will remove a specific user+userID (and other info) from an element .html() value. There is a <div></div> before the name (CSS gives it a "delete" icon) and a <br> after the name (except for the last name in the list - which is causing me the problem.)

Is it possible to take an argument in a function (like the UUID) and pass it as a literal in the middle of a RegEx mask for the .split()?

The .html() value will be something like:

<div onclick="removeUser'(\'A1234\',\'John Doe\');" class="deleteIcon"></div>John Doe<br>
<div onclick="removeUser'(\'B2345\',\'Zaphod Beeblebrox\');" class="deleteIcon"></div>Zaphod Beeblebrox<br>
<div onclick="removeUser'(\'B3456\',\'Dr. Who\');" class="deleteIcon"></div>Dr. Who<br>
<div onclick="removeUser'(\'C4567\',\'Smithwicks\');" class="deleteIcon"></div>Smithwicks

I figure that if I can split on the <div {data}></div>{user name}(possible<br>) and then join on "", that would make it a simple process.

Right now, I'm splitting on just the name, then trying to clean up all <div></div>(possible <br>) (no name) and it's breaking.

[Old Pedant]

Short answer: of course.

Longer answer: Your explanation was as clear as my cold coffee. Trying to figure out WHAT it is you want to delete from all that.

[Old Pedant]

That HTML you show isn't legal. You have <div>'s but not one single matching </div>.

And what is .html()? Are you talking jQuery? Do you really mean .innerHTML?

And what, if anything, is the container around all of this?

Can't you show the real HTML?

[WolfShade]

Sorry.. as usual, typing fast, missed something. Edited original post to reflect accurate code.

Objective: Delete ONE "<div {attributes}></div>{user name}(possible <br>)" from the list based upon a name passed to the function.

[WolfShade]

Nevermind. I just made it easier by giving the same UUID to a div that is wrapped around each "<div {attr}></div>name", eliminated all <br> (which made the sort function break, but I fixed it), and am just using jQuery .remove() on those IDs.