Regex To Match Comma Before & After A String

A regular expression that allows you to match any comma before and/or after a string. Can be useful for removing all unexpected commas in an array.

Comma Before A String:

/^,|,$/

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Matches:

• ,regex,pattern,com
• ,,regex,pattern,com

Comma Before And After A String:

/^,+|,+$/

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Matches:

• ,regex,pattern,com
• regex,pattern,com,
• ,,regex,pattern,com,

Has Whitespace:

/^[,\s]+|[\s,]+$/

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Matches:

• , regex, pattern, com
• ,, regex, pattern, com

See Also:

• Regex To Match Comma Delimited String
• Regular Expression To Match Comma Separated Numbers
• Regular Expression To Match CSV Data