Read named regex capture groups.
JavaScript: Named groups make a fixed input format easier to inspect than numeric group positions.
const match = /^(?<year>\d{4})-(?<month>\d{2})$/.exec("2026-10");
console.log(match?.groups?.year);
console.log(match?.groups?.month);Expected output EXAMPLE
2026 10
Details
Save as snippet.js and run node snippet.js. Uses built-in Node.js and JavaScript APIs. Named groups make a fixed input format easier to inspect than numeric group positions.
The regex checks shape, not calendar validity.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · v18.19.1 · nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
node snippet.js- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
aed99ba9ddea52879e1cd76002ae1df4e36c8b36279cc2341d50f62786dbb45d- Dependencies
- nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
# No input files required.
Observed standard output
2026 10
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.